Fort Benning renamed in honor of military couple.

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Fort Benning renamed in honor of military couple.
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The U.S. Army training base formerly known as Fort Benning was renamed Fort Moore to honor a late lieutenant general and his wife and remove ties to a Confederate general. The renaming of Fort Benning is part of a national campaign to change the names of nine U.S. Army installations, as recommended by the Naming Commission's panel to erase symbols that commemorate the Confederate States of America.

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