Fort Benning renamed to Fort Moore.

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Fort Benning renamed to Fort Moore.
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The U.S. Army's Fort Benning has been renamed Fort Moore in honor of Hal Moore, the commander of American troops in the 1965 battle of Ia Drang Valley, and his wife Julie Moore, who fought to change the way the military notified families of the dead. Julie Moore is now the first Army spouse to have a base named after her.

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