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Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier

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The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a Confederate general. A ceremony to make the name change official was scheduled Wednesday at the base just outside Columbus. Roughly 70,000 soldiers, civilian workers and military family members are stationed at Fort Benning, which trains infantry troops and tank crews and is …

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Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier

The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time it will honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a Confederate general. A ceremony to make the…

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Fort Benning, Then Moore, Now Benning Again: The People Behind the Names

Just weeks before World War I ended, the U.S. military established Fort Benning near Columbus. The first soldiers arrived there on Oct. 6, 1918. Later that month, officials held a ceremony for naming it after Confederate Brig. Gen. Henry Benning.

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