Khaki memories

Base-closings are a fact of life for much of the South. Here in Anniston, what to do with the former Fort McClellan is a heated topic. But missing from that discussion of re-use of its 18,000 acres is the perspective of those who once called the fort home. Sunday's Star published an essay by staffer Tosha Jupiter, who lived on the base twice as the child of a GI.
She writes:

I'm not a city planner, politician or anything close to that. I've only got
memories and sentiment in this fight. I just hope that the folks put in charge
of my Fort McClellan will give their hearts to this place — and, in time, maybe
I'll learn to call it McClellan, because, though I've fought it, I think it's
where I'm from.

Check out the entire piece here.