Yes, Fort Benning has reverted back to its original name, but here's how it's different
The Trump Administration has returned a Georgia military installation back to its former name, but the name now represents someone else.
The 18-year-old World War I corporal behind Fort Benning’s renaming
Fort Benning's new namesake, Fred Benning, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his battlefield courage
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.
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.
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.
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In this photo provided by , Dana Klabenes, the city clerk in Neligh, Neb., holds her hand under a photo of former Mayor Fred Benning, a World War I
The Army didn’t have a photo of the ‘new’ Benning, so we found this one
Cpl. Fred Benning was a World War I hero who became a baker, a successful businessman, and the mayor of Neligh, Nebraska.
Georgia fort renaming gives nod to Nebraska native
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Hegseth orders iconic Georgia base to revert to Fort Benning, but with a twist
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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.