Georgia's Fort Benning renamed Fort Moore
Bo Zaunders/Getty Images(COLUMBUS, Ga.) -- The U.S. Army training base formerly known as Fort Benning was renamed Fort Moore on Thursday to honor a late
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Bo Zaunders/Getty Images(COLUMBUS, Ga.) -- The U.S. Army training base formerly known as Fort Benning was renamed Fort Moore on Thursday to honor a late
(COLUMBUS, Ga.) -- The U.S. Army training base formerly known as Fort Benning was renamed Fort Moore on Thursday to honor a late lieutenant general and his wife and remove ties to a Confederate general. The ceremony to rededicate the base to Lt. Gen. Harold "Hal" G. Moore Jr. and Julia "Julie" Moore was held at
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.
Ceremonies to honor the Moore family continued at the National Infantry Museum. The family’s exhibit in the gallery was unveiled today in front of people, including the Moores’ five children.