By virtue of expertise, military historians should be able to offer reasoned, expert perspectives on contemporary debates over whether monuments to the Lost Cause should remain standing (and where), whether U.S. military bases ought to yet honor Confederate generals, and whether racist policies and wartime propaganda should complicate collective memory of America’s “Good War(s).” Yet many of these historians are employees of the federal government—some with responsibilities that encompass both history and heritage—complicating their ability to engage freely and constructively in such conversations. Others work for institutions that depend financially on the good will of donors or elected officials and whose patrons often value edification over education. How—especially in the current political climate—can these public-facing military historians navigate the “battleground” of America’s contested past and lend light without heat to such contentious topics? Drawing on their broad experience, the members of this roundtable will share their experience, offering caution and encouragement to all historians who dare to tread onto this embattled field.