The Trump Administration has returned a Georgia military installation back to its former name, but the name now represents someone else.
Fort Benning's new namesake, Fred Benning, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his battlefield courage
The Secretary of Defense has renamed Fort Moore back to Fort Benning after less than two years under the current name. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum today, which confirmed the new Benning will be named after Cpl.
Retiree Army Col. David Moore, the son of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, voiced anger over the decision to rename Fort Moore to Fort Benning.
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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum today directing Fort Moore, Georgia, to be renamed Fort Benning.
The US military is renaming a major Army base in Georgia from Fort Moore to Fort Benning, reverting the base back to its original name — though this time Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it’s after an enlisted World War I soldier and Distinguished Service Cross recipient,
Georgia’s Fort Benning is the second base to be renamed since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assumed his post.
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, a Georgia U.S. Army installation, will revert back to its old name, Fort Benning, on the orders of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Fred Benning, a Nebraska native awarded the military's second-highest honor for his battlefield courage as an 18-year-old corporal near the end of World War I, is an Army base's new
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Tampa Free Press on MSNFort Moore In Georgia Reverts Back To Fort Benning, Honoring WWI Hero Corporal Fred G. BenningDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. Army to rename Fort Moore in Georgia back to Fort Benning on Monday, honoring Corporal Fred G. Benning, a World War I hero, in a move reversing a 2023 redesignation tied to racial justice efforts.
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