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Back to Benning: Fort Moore name to return to Benning after WWI soldier

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.

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Hegseth brings back Fort Benning name with new namesake

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the renaming of Fort Moore in Georgia to its original name of Fort Benning in a memo on Monday, though he changed its namesake. The Army base was initially named after Confederate Gen.

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Hegseth restores Fort Moore to Fort Benning in honor of WWI Soldier

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum today directing Fort Moore, Georgia, to be renamed Fort Benning.

The Army didn’t have a photo of the ‘new’ Benning, so we found this one

The Army couldn't find a picture of Fred Benning, who is now the namesake of Fort Benning. We found one in smalltown Nebraska ...

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Trump’s move to restore old Army base names…

For more than a century, Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the ...

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Georgia Army base renamed Fort Benning, overturning 2023 renaming to Fort Moore

Previously, Fort Benning was named for Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning, a Confederate officer during the American Civil War who stridently opposed the abolition of slavery. Now, Hegseth said ...

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Alabama war hero’s family ‘saddened’ Pete Hegseth removed his name from Georgia Army base

Fort Moore, named in 2023 after late Auburn resident and Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, is being changed back to Fort Benning.

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