For more than a century, Fort Benning's name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the name of the Army base in Georgia two years ago, but now the Trump administration is set on restoring the familiar one — this time for a different Benning.

Cpl. Fred Benning was a World War I hero who became a baker, a successful businessman, and the mayor of Neligh, Nebraska.

Fort Benning's new namesake, Fred Benning, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his battlefield courage

Fort Moore in Georgia is going back to being named Fort Benning. This time, the Trump Administration said it’s in honor of Neligh, Nebraska native Cpl. Fred Benning, who served in France during WWI. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross,

The Flat Iron Bar and Grill in Atkinson is on the Lasso Lane tour. The 70 stops on the 2025 Nebraska Passport Program are divided into 10 tours. “It was a great year. We had a lot of fun things going on,” Johnson said. “Participation-wise it was really great.”

The military noted that he later served as mayor of the small Nebraska town of Neligh, but it did not mention that he ran a bakery, opted to have his Distinguished Service Cross mailed to him ...

The military noted that he later served as mayor of the small Nebraska town of Neligh, but it did not mention that he ran a bakery, opted to have his Distinguished Service Cross mailed to him ...