Benning, Fort Moore

The Trump Administration has returned a Georgia military installation back to its former name, but the name now represents ...
The decision came after Hegseth made complaints in the media about recent military base name changes and changed Fort Liberty ...
Gen. Henry Benning, a Confederate general and Southern secessionist who opposed freeing slaves, will now honor a World War I ...
The Secretary of Defense has renamed Fort Moore back to Fort Benning after less than two years under the current name.
This time, the Trump Administration said it’s in honor of Neligh, Nebraska native Cpl. Fred Benning, who served in France during WWI. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, the ...
For more than a century, Fort Benning's name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the ...
Cpl. Fred Benning was a World War I hero who became a baker, a successful businessman, and the mayor of Neligh, Nebraska.
Moore, himself, was injured at some point during the fighting, but he never slowed. When he was awarded the Purple Heart for ...