Bragg to Liberty and back again: Ceremony to rechristen Army post once named for a Confederate
Christened a century ago in honor of Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, the post in North Carolina was renamed in 2023 amid a ...
USA Today10d
Not that Benning: Hegseth renames Fort Moore, but not for Confederate general, he says
Ty Seidule, a retired Army brigadier general and co-chairman of the commission that swapped out names of Confederate soldiers who waged war against the United States for American heroes ...
The New York Times11d
Hegseth Revives the Old Name of Another Military Base
The base’s name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on Confederate officers. By Helene Cooper Reporting from Washington Defense ...
Washington Times11d
Fort Benning, Georgia, is back — but not in honor of a Confederate general
A storied Army post originally named after Confederate Gen. Henry L. Benning, then renamed Fort Moore as part of the Biden administration’s purge of military base names that honored rebel ...
The Washington Post11d
Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore
The move reflects an ongoing effort by the Pentagon to overturn the Biden administration's 2023 decision to remove names that honored Confederate leaders, including for nine Army bases.
al.com10d
Hegseth brings back Fort Benning’s original name but without the Confederate connection
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday restored the original name of a Georgia military installation, although Fort Benning now honors another combat hero instead of a Confederate general.
Boston Herald5d
Bragg to Liberty and back again: Ceremony to rechristen Army post once named for a Confederate
Bragg is back.” It took an act of Congress — overriding Trump’s 2020 veto — to remove Confederate names from military installations, including nine Army facilities. Although several ...