Georgia's Fort Benning renamed Fort Moore
Georgia's Fort Benning renamed Fort Moore after Lt. General Harold G. Moore Jr. and his wife, Julia Moore. The U.S. Army training base formerly known as Fort Benning was rename d Fort Moore on Thursday to honor a late lieutenant general and his wife and remove ties to a Confederate general. The ceremony to rededicate the base to Lt. Gen. Harold "Hal" G. Moore Jr. and Julia "Julie" Moore was held at the Doughboy Stadium near Columbus, Georgia. Their children were present as officials honored the "We Were Soldiers Once and Young" author and his wife as part of a broader campaign to rename bases that commemorated the Confederacy. "Together, Hal and Julie Moore embodied the very best of our Military and our nation, and the renaming of this installation as Fort Moore is a fitting tribute to their lifelong dedication to the army and its soldiers and their families," said Maj. Gen. Curtis Buzzard, who added that Moore was a "courageous leader...