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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.
The US Army has renamed Georgia's Fort Benning to Fort Moore, in honor of late Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, a decorated Vietnam War commander. The base was previously named after Confederate Brigadier Gen. Henry L. Benning, who was an outspoken anti-Lincoln secessionist. The name change is part of a broader effort by the US military to confront racial injustice. Other bases around the country, including Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, and Fort Bragg, have either recently been renamed or are scheduled to be in the near future.
Fort Benning in Georgia has been renamed Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife Julia Moore, who were influential in the Army. Lt. Gen. Moore is known for commanding the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, in the Battle of Ia Drang Valley in 1965, and for his work in establishing equal opportunity policies in the Army. The renaming is part of the Pentagon's effort to remove names honoring Confederates who fought against the U.S. in the Civil War.