Complex sentence: In the aftermath of World War II, the United States government renamed several military establishments in honor of fallen heroes and the Department of Defense chose to name the Smyrna base after native Tennessean Allan J. Sewart, Jr. of Nashville.
Split into simpler sentences: In the aftermath of World War II, the United States government renamed several military establishments in honor of fallen heroes. The Department of Defense chose to name the Smyrna base after native Tennessean Allan J. Sewart, Jr. of Nashville.