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Fort Benning, briefly Fort Moore, is Fort Benning again – but honors another Benning, military says
Fort Benning’s name has officially been restored after a two-year stint as Fort Moore that was part of a national move away from Confederate namesakes. But the Pentagon says the Army post near Columbus is now named for a different Benning – World War I veteran Fred Benning of Nebraska,
U.S. Army Soldiers, veterans, military and civic leaders, community members, and the whole Benning family gathered for the ...
In March, it was announced that Fort Moore would become Fort Benning once again. This time, it is named after Sgt. Fred G.
Just weeks before World War I ended, the U.S. military established Fort Benning near Columbus. The first soldiers arrived there on Oct. 6, 1918. Later that month, officials held a ceremony for ...
Fort Benning reclaims its old name to honor WWI hero Corporal Fred G. Benning instead of a Confederate general.
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