Georgia’s Fort Benning drops Confederacy connection with new name in honor of a military couple
Fort Benning, a massive US Army training base near Columbus, Georgia, was renamed Fort Moore on Thursday to honor the late Lt. Gen. Harold “Hal” Moore and his wife Julia, who both made “meaningful and lasting contributions” to the Army, officials said. Moore served in the Army between 1945 and 1977, with assignments in Japan, Korea, Norway and Vietnam.
Hal and Julie Moore were courageous leaders and visionaries whose lives exemplify duty, honor, country, and each time we pass through the gates, their legacy will inspire us,” Buzzard said. Relatives of the couple who attended the ceremony watched as soldiers replaced the Fort Benning colors with a new official flag before unveiling a new sign at the entrance of the base. The couple’s son, retired Col. David Moore, remembered how his parents loved their Army family.
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