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Fort Benning’s name has officially been restored after a two-year stint as Fort Moore that was part of a national move away ...
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Less than two years after changing the name of Columbus military base Fort Benning to Fort Moore, the U.S. military will hold ...
Cpl. Fred G. Benning’s platoon and company commanders had just been killed during a fierce battle in France toward the end of ...
Georgia's Fort Benning, formerly Fort Moore, had its renaming ceremony Wednesday. Three generations of descendants of Fred Benning, who the base now honors, participated.
FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) — Earlier this year, Fort Moore became Fort Benning again. The post is now named after Sgt. Fred G.
Fort Benning reclaims its old name to honor WWI hero Corporal Fred G. Benning instead of a Confederate general.
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 ...
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 (AP) — 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 ...