‘Frustrated’ Vietnam veterans force reversal of Charlie Kirk highway naming

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23 Jul 2026 • 2:04 AM MYT
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‘Frustrated’ Vietnam veterans force reversal of Charlie Kirk highway naming

  • A decision to name a section of a Tennessee highway after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was reversed following objections from Vietnam veterans.
  • State Route 386, long known as Vietnam Veterans Boulevard, was initially also designated the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway after his assassination last September.
  • Sumner County Commissioner Jeremy Mansfield announced the reversal, stating that veterans were "angry and frustrated" about the shared designation and had not been consulted.
  • The Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway designation has been relocated to Long Hollow Pike in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, to honor Kirk without conflicting with the veterans' memorial.
  • Republican State Representative Johnny Garrett was responsible for the state bill that initially designated the highway section for Kirk.

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