FORT BENNING ... The Army promoted Benning to sergeant in 1918, and he remained in Germany as part of U.S. forces until his honorable discharge from Camp Dodge, Iowa, in 1919.

Sue Conger-Williams, right, Fred Benning's granddaughter, unveils a new sign at Fort Benning during a ceremony ... had adorned the base since it opened as Camp Benning in 1918.

Just weeks before World War I ended, the U.S. military established Fort Benning near Columbus. The first soldiers arrived there on Oct. 6, 1918. Later that month, officials held a ceremony for ...

(AP) - The Army is restoring the name Fort ... Henry L. Benning, a former Georgia Supreme Court justice who vocally supported secession and served as a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War, ...

Roughly 70,000 soldiers, civilian workers and military family members are stationed at Fort Benning ... had adorned the base since it opened as Camp Benning in 1918. Federal law now prohibits ...

A big competition has been happening all week on Fort Benning, to find the Army’s “Best Scout Squad.” Teams from America, ...

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 ...

FORT BENNING (AP) — The Army has 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 ...

The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training ... had adorned the base since it opened as Camp Benning in 1918. Federal law now prohibits naming military bases for Confederates.