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Fort Benning, GA was officially redesignated as Fort Moore today, May 11, 2023. PFC (Join to see) SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL LTC Stephen F. CPL Dave Hoover SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SSG (Join to see) MSG (Join to see) Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC (Join to see) SFC (Join to see)
A New Era: Fort Benning to Fort Moore
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Posted 12 mo ago
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Posted 12 mo ago
I understand our military and political leadership is looking to erase our history. It this case they picked a very popular soldier to replace what they want. To me that doesn’t make it right. What I say takes nothing away from General Moore, he is a great soldier and person.
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SFC Timothy Ross
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No matter how you spin it Changing the name is erasing American History. As long as FT Benning remained the name it was a reflection of how much American has paid for freedom. We need to look back at history occasionally so that we do not make the same mistakes.
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Posted 12 mo ago
Good afternoon SSG(P) (Join to see). Excellent post. Thank You for sharing this.
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Edited 12 mo ago
Posted 12 mo ago
This is NOT about "erasing our history" as some folks here keep claiming. It is about ending the honoring of a traitor to the United States. Now we are honoring a true American hero.
"Established in 1918, the base was originally named after Brig. Gen. Henry Benning, a Confederate general who strongly defended slavery and was a leader in the South’s secession movement"
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/us/fort-benning-georgia-renamed-moore-reaj/index.html
"Established in 1918, the base was originally named after Brig. Gen. Henry Benning, a Confederate general who strongly defended slavery and was a leader in the South’s secession movement"
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/us/fort-benning-georgia-renamed-moore-reaj/index.html
Georgia's Fort Benning drops Confederacy connection with new name in honor of a military couple |...
Fort Benning, a massive US Army training base near Columbus, Georgia, was renamed Fort Moore on Thursday to honor the late Lt. Gen. Harold "Hal" Moore and his wife Julia, who both made "meaningful and lasting contributions" to the Army, officials said.
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