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Ceremony marks official return of Fort Benning name

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a ...
WRBL

Fort Benning official redesignation ceremony recognizes Sgt. Fred Benning

FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) — Earlier this year, Fort Moore became Fort Benning again. The post is now named after Sgt. Fred G. Benning, a WWI veteran and Distinguished Service Cross recipient. A ...
Yahoo

Fort Benning, briefly Fort Moore, is Fort Benning again – but honors another Benning, military says

Fort Benning leaders and family members of Fred Benning pose for photos next to the new Fort Benning sign that was unveiled during a ceremony Wednesday. (Screenshot from Fort Benning livestream) Fort ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Army restores Fort Benning name

FORT BENNING -- The Army officially restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a ...
Yahoo

New bill would change Fort Benning’s name back to Fort Moore, if Congress passes it

Legislators may swiftly reverse a decision made by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth regarding Fort Benning’s name. Buried in a 688-page defense bill the U.S. House of Representatives passed this ...
Boston Herald

Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier

FORT BENNING (AP) — The Army has restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a ...
Military Times

Fort Benning returns to old name — with a new namesake

Sue Conger-Williams, right, Fred Benning's granddaughter, unveils a new sign at Fort Benning during a ceremony honoring its new namesake Wednesday. (Brynn Anderson/AP) FORT BENNING — The Army ...

Federal shutdown won’t stop Ft. Benning’s MWR sponsored Oktoberfest

The annual Oktoberfest celebrations hosted by Fort Benning’s Morale, Wellness and Recreation division will continue this year amid the government shutdown. The ...
Stars and Stripes

‘He is my hero’: Fort Benning marks name change with ceremony highlighting World War I infantryman

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Fred Benning was a humble, small-town man who rarely spoke of his exploits as a teenage soldier in Europe, where he earned the Army’s second highest honor for battlefield heroism ...

Suspect in high-speed crash assigned to Fort Benning, officials say

The Fort Benning Public Affairs confirmed that Clifford Castillo is an Army soldier assigned to the military base. Castillo is accused of traveling 100 mph in a Corvette as he fled from sheriff ...
Military.com

Georgia’s Fort Benning Would Become Fort Moore Again Under House Bill

ATLANTA – Fort Benning in Columbus could switch back to Fort Moore under legislation passed by the Republican-led House of Representatives, a move that would reverse a highly publicized Trump ...