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Trump’s move to restore old Army base names highlights Nebraska man’s heroics at 18 in World War I

Fred Benning was awarded the military’s second-highest honor for his battlefield courage as an 18-year-old in World War I.

Dana Klabenes holds her hand under a photo of Fred Benning — In this photo provided by Dan Donaldson, Dana Klabenes, the city clerk in Neligh, Neb., holds her hand under a photo of former Mayor Fred Benning, a World War I veteran who is being honored by having an Army base in Georgia renamed Fort Benning in his honor, at city hall on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Dan Donaldson via AP)

By Associated Press

UPDATED: March 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM PST

Fred Benning was awarded the military’s second-highest honor.

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Originally Published: March 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM PST

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