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It has been suggested that we should rename as many as 10 of our Legendary Military Bases, such as Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, etc. These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom. The United States of America trained and deployed our HEROES on these Hallowed Grounds, and won two World Wars. Therefore, my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations. Our history as the Greatest Nation in the World will...

Shots are believed to have been fired after as many as six people entered the Fort Benning Army base without authorization on Thursday afternoon. The base is located in Columbus, Georgia, near the Alabama line. Fort Benning police are searching for three to five males who may be armed and are believed to be hiding in the woods on the base, according to a Facebook post from Fort Benning. One person who discharged a firearm has been taken into custody, the Facebook post said. The men entered the base in two vehicles, police said. Weapons were recovered from both vehicles....

My oldest son left last week for the Army. He is currently at Fort Benning waiting in the "receiving" barracks. His Boot Camp Company (I'm not sure if that's what the Army calls it...I'm exNavy) forms up and starts actual Basic this next Friday. We've gotten a call from him the other night. Other than being tired and anxious for actual training to start, he sounded like he was doing fine. This is new territory for me and my wife. I don't feel old enough to have a child in the military. We are planning on going out to his...

The eldest daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening is living as a young man after changing her name. Kathlyn Beatty, 18, is now known as Stephen Ira and is said to be planning a sex-change operation. According to reports in the U.S., Hollywood veteran Beatty, 73, is 'crushed' by his child's determination to change her gender. Meanwhile Miss Bening, 52, who starred in American Beauty, is trying to support her daughter as best she can, despite finding the situation heartbreaking. The National Enquirer reported that the teenager was currently attending college dressed as a man. 'Warren Beatty is beside...

Thirteen TFP volunteers traveled fourteen hours from Pennsylvania to Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, to show their support and gratitude to our brave troops on November 19 through 22, 2009. They also made the trip to counter-protest leftist pacifists at the gates of the military base. The thirteen young men were treated to some glaring contrasts that made the long trip a memorable one. Rally for the Troops Gathered at the intersection of 13th Street and Broadway, the volunteers unfurled two large banners reading: “The American soldier guarantees the peace, not socialist protesters,” and “We are proud of our military...

NC military mom heads for Fort Benning with kidsBy TOM FOREMAN Jr., Associated Press Writer 13 mins ago DAVIDSON, N.C. – A North Carolina woman who was recalled to the Army four years after being honorably discharged was driving nearly 400 miles and braving a Southeastern winter storm to report for duty Sunday, with her children by her side. **SNIP** Pagan is among thousands of former service members who have left active duty since the Sept. 11 attacks, only to be recalled to service. She filed several appeals, arguing that because her husband travels for business, no one else can...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2007 – President Bush visited Fort Benning, Ga., today to share thoughts on his new strategy for the war in Iraq with the soldiers there, but not before offering them his praise. “Everywhere the warriors from this base serve, you leave your mark, and I believe it will be a legacy of hope and of freedom and peace,” he said. Fort Benning is home to the U.S. Army Infantry School. Bush acknowledged the situation in Iraq is difficult and much different than he’d anticipated it would be at this point. Failure, however, is not an option,...

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SAN DIEGO -- Warren Beatty and his wife Annette Bening on Saturday attempted to crash a campaign appearance by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger who sought to drum up last-minute support for a group of statewide ballot measures. The Hollywood couple were stopped by one of Schwarzenegger's campaign officials at the entrance of an airport hangar where several hundred of the governor's supporters had gathered. Beatty was told by Schwarzenegger aide, Darrel Ng, that the "Bulworth" star was not on the guest list and didn't have the appropriate wristband to get inside. "You have to have a wristband to listen the governor?"...

All I Really Need To Know I Learned At Ft. Benning BCT Shut Up and pay attention...keep your boots shiny...don't wear your hat indoors...treat leaders with respect...we are NOT an Army of one...never leave a fellow soldier behind...EVERYTHING and ANYONE can kill you...don't spit...never damage government property (including yourself)...the body can get by on very, very little sleep...in you are hungry enough, you will eat anything...if it ain't raining, we ain't training...go ahead and eat that cake private, we'll work it off (calories in, calories out)...taking three breaths of mustard gas is very painful...writing letters home after lights out is...

Big Crowd at Military School Protest Gets Earful of Patriotic Music From Army The Associated Press Published: Nov 22, 2003 COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - Demonstrators gathered outside Fort Benning to protest a military school were hit with a sonic barrage Saturday: patriotic music Army officials had blaring from the main gate. A crowd estimated by Columbus police at 8,000 gathered to protest the school once known as the School of the Americas, which they blame for Latin American human rights abuses. It appeared to be the largest first-day gathering in the 14-year history of the protest. The Army's loudspeakers, playing...

COLUMBUS - Three Fort Benning soldiers have been arrested in the death of a man whose skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area. Douglas Woodcoff, 24; Mario Navarrette, 24; and Jacob Burgoyne, 24 were arrested late Friday and charged in the death. The man, whose identity, which is being withheld until authorities can reach family members, is believed to be a soldier in his 20s.