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SFGate6d
Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier
FORT BENNING (AP) — The Army officially restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather ...
Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier
The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old ...
Military Times6d
Fort Benning returns to old name — with a new namesake
Sue Conger-Williams, right, Fred Benning's granddaughter, unveils a new sign at Fort Benning during a ceremony honoring its new namesake Wednesday. (Brynn Anderson/AP) FORT BENNING — The Army ...
Stars and Stripes6d
‘He is my hero’: Fort Benning marks name change with ceremony highlighting World War I infantryman
FORT BENNING, Ga. — Fred Benning was a humble, small-town man who rarely spoke of his exploits as a teenage soldier in Europe, where he earned the Army’s second highest honor for battlefield ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette5d
Army restores Fort Benning name
FORT BENNING -- The Army officially restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a ...