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FORT BENNING, Ga. — U.S. Army Soldiers, veterans, military and civic leaders, community members, and the whole Benning family gathered for the ceremonial redesignation of Fort Moore to Fort ...
FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) — Earlier this year, Fort Moore became Fort Benning again. The post is now named after Sgt. Fred G. Benning, a WWI veteran and Distinguished Service Cross recipient.
The Army has restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a Confederate general.
Sue Conger-Williams, right, Fred Benning's granddaughter, unveils a new sign at Fort Benning during a ceremony honoring its new namesake Wednesday. (Brynn Anderson/AP) FORT BENNING — The Army ...
FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) — In March, it was announced that Fort Moore would become Fort Benning once again. This time, it is named after Sgt. Fred G. Benning. Before it was called Fort Moore ...
Dana Klabenes, City Clerk & Treasurer of Neligh, Nebraska, points to Fred Benning, who served as the town's mayor from 1948 to 1952 and who will now be namesake for one of the Army's largest most ...
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 Benning was one of nine Army installations selected for renaming in an effort to remove names with connections to the Confederacy of the U.S. Civil War.
The Pentagon will change the name of the Georgia military base Fort Moore back to Fort Benning, formerly named after a Confederate general, though this time it will honor a different man. Defense S… ...
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