Forts Bragg and Benning revert to old names with new honorees, sparking controversy
The military bases honoring Confederate generals recently had their old names restored, but with a twist. Not everyone is happy.
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First, Fort Bragg. Then Fort Benning. Is Georgia’s Fort Eisenhower next?
Fort Eisenhower in Augusta, Georgia was originally named after John Gordon, a Confederate general and slave owner. Could its name switch back?
Fort Benning, Georgia, is back — but not in honor of a Confederate general
A storied Army post originally named after Confederate Gen. Henry L. Benning, then renamed Fort Moore as part of the Biden ...
Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort ...
Fort Moore renamed Benning, this time for a corporal who fought heroically in WWI
Georgia’s Fort Benning is the second base to be renamed since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assumed his post.
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Fort Moore in Georgia renamed to Fort Benning, honoring a WWI veteran
On Monday Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum to rename Fort Moore in Georgia as Fort Benning. Fort Moore ...
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Patricia Murphy: With return to ‘Fort Benning,’ Hegseth revives the worst of the past
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth found a little-known soldier from World War I to revive the Ft. Benning name. The base was originally named for secessionist Henry Benning.