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>> reporter: edwards and his soldiers were based at fort benning, georgia, which from now on will be called fort moore. >> it's not named fort hal moore. it's 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 army spouse to have a base named after her. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. and that is the...

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