The base was originally named after Confederate General Henry L. Benning in October 1918, but it was renamed Fort Moore in May 2023 to honor Army Lieutenant General Hal Moore and his wife ...
The military base, which was initially named after the Confederate general, could not be renamed in honor of Gen. Benning because of legislation prohibiting military honors for Confederate generals.
Fred G. Benning, a World War I veteran awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and not the Confederate general for whom it was originally named, according to a memo released Monday. Earlier this ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The children of Lt. Gen. Hal and Julia Moore join the command team at what’s now Fort Moore during the ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday restored the original name of a Georgia military installation, although Fort Benning now honors another combat hero instead of a Confederate general.
Two members have been removed from the all-male Krewe of Thoth for throwing beads emblazoned with Confederate flags, the club's leaders said Monday, six years after removing another member for a ...
A storied Army post originally named after Confederate Gen. Henry L. Benning, then renamed Fort Moore as part of the Biden administration’s purge of military base names that honored rebel ...
The base’s name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on Confederate officers. By Helene Cooper Reporting from Washington Defense ...
Anti-Israel protesters who display the flag of terror groups such as Hamas or Hezbollah could face up to four years behind bars under a new state bill. The proposed ...
Cuts to the Department of Education are hitting national student assessments even as sirens blare on student test scores. The 17-year-old long-term National Assessment of Educational Progress ...