Army's Fort Benning gets name back — this time, honoring Nebraska WWI hero
After two years as Fort Moore, the Army base formerly known as Fort Benning is getting its old name back. Now it's being named for Nebraska-born combat hero from World
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 administration’s purge of military base names that honored rebel leaders, will now revert to its original moniker.
Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning.
Fort Moore renamed Fort Benning in tribute to WWI hero, not Confederate general
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth renamed Fort Moore to Fort Benning. The base is spread out in over 182,000 acres near Columbus, Georgia.
Hegseth brings back Fort Benning’s original name but without the Confederate connection
Like Fort Benning, Fort Bragg was named after a Confederate general.
Not that Benning: Hegseth renames Fort Moore, but not for Confederate general, he says
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth renamed the Georgia base as Fort Benning. Other bases have been renamed using a name similar to that of original namesake.
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.
Defense Department changes Fort Moore's name back to Fort Benning
Gen. Henry Benning, a Confederate general and Southern secessionist who opposed freeing slaves, will now honor a World War I Cpl. Fred Benning.
Hegseth restores Fort Benning name
Two years after the sign at Fort Benning was changed to Fort Moore, the sign at the Army base in Georgia will be changed again.
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By ordering that the base be named after Corporal Fred Benning, who served in World War One, Hegseth was able to sidestep a ...