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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

Signs for Charlie Kirk Memorial highway to be moved after Vietnam veterans objections to sharing the road

The decision to name a stretch of Tennessee highway after the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been reversed, with state officials moving to relocate signs after Vietnam veterans objected to sharing the name, according to a local official.

State Route 386 —an east–west corridor cutting through Sumner and Davidson counties — has long been known as Vietnam Veterans Boulevard. Following Kirk’s assassination last September, the roadway was also designated the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway.

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