Fort Benning was renamed Fort Moore underneath former President Joe Biden.
Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth on March 3 modified the identify of the U.S. Military base in Georgia again to its authentic identify of Fort Benning.
The fort, established in 1918, was renamed Fort Moore to honor Military Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his spouse, Julia Moore.
Fort Benning was initially named after Henry L. Benning, a basic within the Accomplice Military.
The Pentagon stated that the identify Fort Benning now honors Military Cpl. Fred G. Benning, who served with what leaders describe as “extraordinary heroism” throughout World Warfare I.
A local of Nebraska, Fred Benning enlisted within the Military in 1917 when he was 17 years outdated. He was deployed to Europe after finishing primary coaching.
Fred Benning later grew to become mayor of Neligh, Nebraska. He died in 1974.
“CPL Benning was the dwelling embodiment of the Infantryman’s Creed, as he by no means failed his nation’s belief and fought to the target to triumph for his unit and his nation,” Hegseth wrote.
“This directive honors the non-public braveness and selfless service of all those that have educated to battle and win our nation’s wars, together with Pfc. Bragg, and is in step with the set up’s esteemed and storied historical past,” Hegseth wrote in a memo on the time.
Hegseth has indicated that he would restore the names of different installations that have been renamed.