Fort Benning
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Fort Benning is a United States Army post in the Columbus, Georgia, area. Located on Georgia's border with Alabama, Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserv
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Fort Benning was formerly named after Confederate General Henry L. Benning. It is now named after US Army Corporal Fred G. Benning.
The crew of a 37 mm gun M3 anti-tank gun, in training at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 1942
Chief of Staff of the United States Army George W. Casey Jr. at Fort Benning in 2009
Hal Moore
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Harold Gregory Moore Jr. was a United States Army lieutenant general and author. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965, durin
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…Knox to Fort Benning. In May 2023, as part of the removal of names associated with the Confederacy, Fort Benning was renamed Fort Moore after General Hal Moore and his wife Julia Compton Moore. In March 2025, the secretary of defense ordered that the name of Fort Moore be changed back to Fort Benning. The base…
Moore in 1975
At West Point in 1945
Moore in 1965
Moore during the Battle of Ia Drang, 1965.