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Fort Benning will be renamed in honor of Harold Gregory “Hal” Moore Jr. and his wife Julia "Julie" Compton Moore. The name change must be finished by Jan. 1, 2024, according to the 2021 Defense Authorization Act, which included a Congressional mandate to eliminate such tributes to leaders of the Confederacy. The fort is named for Henry Lewis Benning, a lawyer, politician, firebrand secessionist and Confederate general. Four of their children, Gregory, Stephen, and David Moore, and Cecile Moore Rainey, visited Ft. Benning recently and spoke about the post being renamed Fort Moore to honor both their parents.

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