Forts Bragg and Benning revert to old names, sparking controversy
The military bases honoring Confederate generals recently had their old names restored, but with a twist. Not everyone is ...
Move to restore old Army base names highlights Nebraska man's heroics at 18 in World War I
Fred Benning, a Nebraska native awarded the military's second-highest honor for his battlefield courage as an 18-year-old ...
Hegseth Revives the Old Name of Another Military Base
The base’s name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on ...
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The 18-year-old World War I corporal behind Fort Benning’s renaming
The military renamed Forts Benning and Bragg ... But I think the intent is that a lot of old soldiers like me like the name Benning.” Fred Benning settled in Neligh, Nebraska, and married ...
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Trump's move to restore old Army base names highlights Nebraska man's heroics at 18 in World War I
The military renamed Forts Benning and Bragg ... But I think the intent is that a lot of old soldiers like me like the name Benning.” Fred Benning settled in Neligh, Nebraska, and married ...
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The 18-year-old World War I corporal behind Fort Benning’s renaming
(Dan Donaldson via AP) For more than a century, Fort Benning’s name ... courage as an 18-year-old corporal in 1918, near the end of World War I. The military noted that he later served as ...
Trump’s move to restore old Army base names highlights Nebraska man’s heroics at 18 in World War I
Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery for more than a century. The military changed the ...