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The name change for the post formerly known as Fort Benning had been in the making for more than a year.

The Army has officially renamed Fort Benning in Georgia to Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Harold “Hal” Moore and his wife, Julia Moore.

The Army has officially renamed Fort Benning in Georgia to Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Harold “Hal” Moore and his wife, Julia Moore. The couple made “meaningful and

The new name honors Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia. Moore’s three-decade military career was highlighted by his heroism as commander at the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War.

The Army crossed the halfway mark in the final phase of shedding its Confederate base names when Georgia’s Fort Benning was rechristened Fort Moore.

Fort Benning in Georgia is now Fort Moore, renamed in honor of a military couple praised for their “meaningful and lasting contributions."

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In a departure from the usual naming of Army forts in honor of one military legend, it will now be named for two: Fort Moore will honor both Hal Moore and his wife Julia.

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The US Army is removing the name of a Confederate commander at a Georgia base and giving it a new name for a man who fought for the U.S.