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Fort Benning is now Fort Moore. Name change celebrated in ceremony at Doughboy Stadium
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe new name honors Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia. Moore’s three-decade military career was...
Halfway through base name changes, business as usual across the Army
Army Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Army crossed the halfway mark in the final phase of shedding its Confederate base names when...
Army officially designates Fort Moore, dropping Confederate name Benning
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Army's training hub in Georgia was renamed Fort Moore during a ceremony Thursday, replacing the...
Fort Benning Is Now Fort Moore
Military.com via Yahoo News· 12 months agoLt. Gen. Moore, a Korean and Vietnam War veteran, is best known for commanding 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, in the legendary Battle of Ia Drang...
2 Georgia military bases could get new names
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo Georgia military bases that currently honor Confederate leaders are among several that could soon have new names. Those bases are Fort Gordon and...
Erasing the Confederacy: Army changes names of iconic Fort Hood and Fort Benning bases
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWASHINGTON – Two iconic military posts are being rebranded as part of the military's effort to scrub the Confederacy's legacy from its bases, streets, gyms and ships. Fort Benning, the Army's ...
Fort Gordon should be renamed Fort Eisenhower, commission says
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter more than 65 years as Fort Gordon, Augusta's U.S. Army base is poised to be renamed Fort...
The cost to rename 9 Confederacy-honoring Army bases has doubled
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe cost of renaming the nine Army bases that honored the Confederacy has nearly doubled, an Army...
Commission recommending name change for Fort Gordon to Fort Eisenhower completes work
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Naming Commission charged with researching new monikers for military installations and assets...
9 US Army bases named for Confederate leaders have been recommended to get these new names
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSoldiers with the 82nd Airborne division listen to instructions before deploying to Poland on...
