The US Department of Agriculture is changing the name of Wayne National Forest in Ohio to something less offensive, like the "Buckeye National Forest," after a coalition of leftist Karens; I'm sorry, I meant "American Indian Tribes and local community members" objected to a national forest named after a legitimate American hero.

The national forest is currently named after General Anthony Wayne, whose complicated legacy includes leading a violent campaign against the Indigenous peoples of Ohio that resulted in their removal from their homelands. The current forest name is offensive because of this history of violence. Buckeye National Forest is one of the names suggested to the Forest Service by American Indian Tribes. Other proposed names considered included “Ohio National Forest” and “Koteewa National Forest.” //

Before I go too far, I’d like to start this essay with a land acknowledgment statement.

My home sets on land first explored by English and Scots-Irish freemen who had migrated from their homeland in search of freedom and opportunity or sometimes on the run from the law. The land was settled primarily by Germans from the Palatinate, who, through their industry, created farms, pastures, and orchards where only unproductive, fallow wilderness had existed. These men and women held savage tribes at bay and together created a nation that has been the beacon of hope to the world for over two hundred years. This land was conquered, not stolen, and any acknowledgment we make is owed to those who, with axe and musket, created the most powerful nation in the history of the world and we don’t owe a damn thing to anybody for being proud of their accomplishment. //

For those unacquainted with "Mad" Anthony Wayne, he was one of George Washington's most effective regimental and divisional commanders. He didn't take shortcuts. He trained his men hard. When he was embarrassed by the enemy, such as at the Battle of Paoli, where his regiment was mauled by British light infantry in a bold night attack, he learned the lessons and paid his adversaries back severalfold using their own tactics; see the Battle of Stony Point.

He was called back to active duty after two stunning defeats were inflicted upon the US Army (Hamar's Defeat and the Battle of Wabash) by the Miaimi Confederacy, led by Little Turtle of the Miami and Blue Jacket of the Shawnee, contested American ownership of what is now Ohio.