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    Opinion: Let's Rethink The Names Behind Forts Benning And Bragg

    NPR's Scott Simon dusts off some history behind the naming of two army bases after Confederate officers, and what Braxton Bragg and Henry Benning actually stood for.
    by Scott Simon Jun 13, 2020 1 minute
    The Ft. Bragg military courthouse in 2017.

    Why are there U.S. military bases named for Confederate officers who took up arms against the United States?

    I've covered stories at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where the XVIII Airborne Corps is headquartered, and Fort Benning, Georgia, known as the Home

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