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 ... 18-year-old Cpl. Benning took command of his platoon. Through his leadership and courage, he guided his unit through heavy fire to its assigned position on Hill 240.

Fort Benning was renamed Wednesday in honor of ... both pioneering African American officers. Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, named after Confederate General A.P. Hill, was renamed Fort Walker in ...

FORT BENNING -- The Army officially 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 ...

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 ...

Gen. Colin Tuley, Fort Benning’s top commander. On Oct. 19, 1918, as his platoon faced heavy fighting, Benning’s machine gun team was ordered to move to a strategic hill. The fighting cost the ...

The Army is restoring 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.

CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, Ga. — The Army is restoring 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 ...