A renaming ceremony will take place Wednesday morning at Fort Benning to officially restore the post’s name—this time in honor of a different Benning.

Retired U.S. Army Col. Michael Steele speaks at a Distinguished Service Cross presentation ceremony in honor of retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Eric Geressy at the Pentagon, Wahington D.C., March 18, 2025 ...

Maj. Eric Geressy as he was presented with the Distinguished Service Cross — the Army's second highest award for valor. The ceremony recognized Geressy's extraordinary heroism during a brutal ...

A Black medic credited with treating many wounded soldiers on D-Day has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Monday.

Benning, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his "extraordinary heroism in action during World War I with the ...

after awarding him the Distinguished Service Cross, December 22, 1941. Library of Congress. I, _____, do solemnly swear...that I will bear true faith and allegiance...to the United States of ...