Did Pete Hegseth Restore Army Base's Confederate Name?
In 2022, a federal commission estimated that changing the names of nine military installations would cost taxpayers $21 ...
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 ...
Trump’s move to restore old Army base names highlights Nebraska man’s heroics at 18 in World War I
Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery for more than a century. The military changed the ...
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 ...
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Hegseth Revives the Old Name of Another Military Base
Bragg, who fought in World War II, and not the Confederate general Braxton Bragg ... heroism during World War I with the United States Army, and in recognition of the installation’s storied ...
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Did Pete Hegseth Restore Army Base's Confederate Name?
The installation is set to commemorate Army Corporal Fred ... of service to the United States of America," the memo said. The base was originally named after Confederate General Henry L.
Hegseth brings back Fort Benning’s original name but without the Confederate connection
Like Fort Benning, Fort Bragg was named after a Confederate general.
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Hegseth orders iconic Georgia base to revert to Fort Benning, but with a twist
The U.S. Army's installation that trains all of its ... However, the base won't honor Confederate Gen. Henry L. Benning, its original namesake. Instead, it will be renamed after Cpl.
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.
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Pentagon to rename Georgia base back to 'Fort Benning,' but after WWI hero not Confederate general
Hegseth said the new Fort Benning will be named after World War I hero Cpl. Fred G. Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his "extraordinary heroism" in France in 1918.
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Not that Benning: Hegseth renames Fort Moore, but not for Confederate general, he says
Ty Seidule, a retired Army brigadier general and co-chairman of the commission that swapped out names of Confederate soldiers who waged war against the United States for American heroes ...