Fort Moore, Benning

Hal and Julia Moore’s son ‘saddened’ and ‘angered’ over Fort Benning renaming
Retiree Army Col. David Moore, the son of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, voiced anger over the decision to rename Fort Moore to Fort Benning.
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The decision came after Hegseth made complaints in the media about recent military base name changes and changed Fort Liberty’s name back to Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The base next to Columbus was renamed Fort Moore in 2023 in honor of U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia.
Defense secretary reverts name of another Army base, saying Fort Moore is now Fort Benning
The US military is renaming a major Army base in Georgia from Fort Moore to Fort Benning, reverting the base back to its original name — though this time Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it’s after an enlisted World War I soldier and Distinguished Service Cross recipient,
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.
Not that Benning: Hegseth renames Fort Moore, but not for Confederate general, he says
Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth renamed the Georgia base as Fort Benning. Other bases have been renamed using a name similar to that of original namesake.
Hegseth Scraps Fort Moore Name in Latest Move to Undo Congress' Base Renamings
The Army will return the famed Georgia base to Fort Benning, the name originally chosen in honor of Confederate Henry Benning.
Georgia leaders have strong words day after Fort Moore is changed back to Fort Benning
Instead of paying homage to a Confederate officer, as Fort Benning previously did, the new name pays tribute to U.S. Army Cpl. Fred G. Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his “extraordinary heroism in action during World War I with the U.S. Army in France in 1918,” the department’s news release says.
Fort Benning is back — Hegseth orders Fort Moore to revert to its original name
Fort Moore, the Army base in Georgia that is home to infantry and armor training, will once again be called Fort Benning but without ties to the Confederacy, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in a memorandum announced Monday.
Son of Fort Moore namesakes speaks out after base renamed to Fort Benning
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Fort Moore in Georgia will once again be called Fort Benning. The U.S. military base was originally named in 1918 after Confederate General Henry L. Benning,
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth renames Fort Moore to Fort Benning — but a different one
This change underscores the installation’s storied history of service to the United States of America,” the Department of Defense said in a news release.
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Opinion | Hal Moore, an actual American hero, deserves better
Moore, himself, was injured at some point during the fighting, but he never slowed. When he was awarded the Purple Heart for ...
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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.
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.
Hegseth Revives the Old Name of Another Military Base
The base’s name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on ...