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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Army officially designates Fort Moore, dropping Confederate name Benning

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Army's training hub in Georgia was renamed Fort Moore during a ceremony Thursday, replacing the name of a Confederate officer that had adorned the base for more than a century with that of a decorated Vietnam War commander and his wife.

The name change for the post formerly known as Fort Benning had been in the making for more than a year, since an independent commission recommended in May 2022 renaming nine of its bases commemorating Confederate officers.

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