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The renaming of U.S. Army bases throughout the South is ongoing — and getting pushback from candidates who are trading credibility for short-term political gain.

The renaming of U.S. Army bases throughout the South is ongoing — and getting pushback from candidates who are trading credibility for short-term political gain.

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Nearly a month after Fort Benning became Fort Moore, another of the nine U.S. Army installations gets a new name, but not for a specific person.

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>> reporter: edwards and his soldiers were based at fort benning, georgia, which from now on will be called fort moore. >> its not named fort hal moore. its both hal moore and julie. >> reporter: julie moore, her given name is julia, was outraged by the impersonal telegrams used to notify families of the dead. >> she raised hell. she raised a fuss all the way up to stop the inhumane practice. >> reporter: because of julia moore, the dreaded news is now delivered in person, and she is the first a...

The U.S. Army is stripping the names of Confederate generals from bases like Fort Pickett in Virginia, to be replaced with those of American heroes and heroines, including people of color. "Commemoration is about our values," says one retired general.

Retired Lieutenant General Tom Bostick, a member of the Naming Commission tasked with renaming Army bases named in honor of Confederate generals, commented on the move, saying, "I wonder what took so long."

Fort Benning has been renamed Fort Moore to honor Hal Moore and his wife, Julia Moore, who convinced the Army to deliver news of fallen servicemembers in person. Source