COLUMBUS, Ga. — The deaths of three Army reservists from Georgia hits especially hard at Fort Moore.
All three soldiers were stationed at the Army installation just outside Columbus.
The fort was known as Fort Benning until last year.
When the close-knit military community around the fort loses a soldier, it’s like losing a member of the family.
Fort Moore and Columbus have shared a bond for more than a century. When soldiers don’t come home, the whole community shares the pain.
Specialist Kennedy Sanders, Sergeant William Jerome Rivers, and Specialist Breonna Moffett were all killed over the weekend by a drone attack in Jordan.
All of them were called to duty at Fort Moore.
Katie Thomas manages a store just outside the Army post.
“It’s sad. It’s tragic. Young people giving up their lives every day for it,” Thomas said.
She said the deaths underscore the dangers those in uniform confront every day.
And their sacrificial love of country.
It’s the community state Sen. Ed Harbison calls home, too.