Fort Benning, Georgia, is back — but not in honor of a Confederate general
A storied Army post originally named after Confederate Gen. Henry L. Benning, then renamed Fort Moore as part of the Biden ...
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Back to Benning: Fort Moore name to return to Benning after WWI soldier
The Secretary of Defense has renamed Fort Moore back to Fort Benning after less than two years under the current name.
Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort ...
Fort Moore renamed Benning, this time for a corporal who fought heroically in WWI
Georgia’s Fort Benning is the second base to be renamed since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assumed his post.
Hegseth orders iconic Georgia base to revert to Fort Benning, but with a twist
Fort Moore, a Georgia U.S. Army installation, will revert back to its old name, Fort Benning, on the orders of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
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Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore
But the drive to revert to the former names means finding service members with the same name as the Confederate leaders.Previously, Fort Benning was named for Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning ...
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Hegseth restores Fort Moore to Fort Benning in honor of WWI Soldier
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum today directing Fort Moore, Georgia, to be renamed Fort Benning.
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Hegseth orders iconic Georgia base to revert to Fort Benning, but with a twist
However, the base won't honor Confederate Gen. Henry L. Benning, its original namesake. Instead, it will be renamed after Cpl. Fred G. Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for ...