. >> reporter: at forward operating base bostick sits a memorial for captain tom bostick, the commanderbulldog trip, the 191 cav. during an ambush in july 2007, he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, leaving behind a wife and two daughters. the hospital at forward operating base bostick is dekated to rob yllescas, killed in october 2008. i sent a picture of the plaque to his widow. she had no idea anything had been named after him. some in the pentagon question the policy of naming the bases. they worry that the loyalty the troops might feel because of the name might get in the way of tactical decisions to shut down the base. kristen fenty says there's another way the u.s. can help the troops. >> not every service member has a building or a street named after them. but they have given their life and service and the very least this nation can do is to pay the benefits to their survivors. >> reporter: some day, perhaps sooner than we expect, the u.s. will begin to close down all these bases and outposts or turn them over to afghan security forces and the names will change. or vanish. b