Dept of Defense stmt: "Today Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum renaming Fort Moore in Georgia to Fort Benning. The new name pays tribute to Corporal (CPL) Fred G. Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his extraordinary heroism in action during World War I with the U.S. Army in France in 1918. This change underscores the installation's storied history of service to the United States of America, honors the warfighter ethos, and recognizes the heroes who have trained at the installation for decades and will continue to train on its storied ranges."

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Sec Def Pete #Hegseth renames #FortMoore to #FortBenning, per DOD stmt.

Fort Moore was originally named Fort Benning, after a Confederate gen named #HenryBenning. But Fort #Benning will now be named WW1 miliatry member #FredBenning.

This is the 2nd time Hegseth has done something like this