Fort Moore’s name was changed to honor retired Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife Julia in May 2023, following an Act of Congress that mandated removing names associated with the Confederacy from ...

The Moore family prepared a 300-page proposal, including detailed records of Hal and Julia's service. In the end, the name changed in 2023 with little local controversy.

Hal Moore served in the Army from 1945 to 1977, and commanded the Army’s 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, which was depicted in the 2002 film “We Were Soldiers.” ...

File: Retired Col. David M. Moore speaks during a ceremony to redesignate Fort Benning as Fort Moore, at Doughboy Stadium in Columbus, Georgia, on May 11, 2023. CHENEY ORR/AFP via Getty Images ...