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Fort Benning is a United States Army base, located southwest of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama It is part of the Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fort Benning is a self-sustaining military community supporting in excess of 100,000 military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees, and civilian employees on a daily basis. It is a power projection platform, and possesses the capability to deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway. Fort Benning is the home of the United States Army Infantry School, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Special Operations Command's only Ranger Regiment, the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), the 14th Combat Support Hospital, and a myriad of additional tenant units.

The geography of Georgia describes a state in the Southeastern United States in North America. The Golden Isles of Georgia lie off the coast of the state. The main geographical features include mountains such as the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the northwest, the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northeast, the Piedmont plateau in the central portion of the state and Coastal Plain in the south. The highest area in Georgia is Brasstown Bald which is 1,458m (4,784 ft) above sea level, while the lowest is at sea level, at the Atlantic Ocean. Georgia is located at approximately 33° N 83.5° W. The state has a total area of 154,077 km² (57,906 sq mi) and the geographic center is located in Twiggs County .^[1]

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The climate of Georgia is typical of a humid subtropical climate with most of the state having mild winters and hot summers. ^[2] The Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Georgia and the hill country in the north impact the state's climate.^[3] Also, the Chattahoochee River divides Georgia into separate climatic regions with mountain region to the northwest being colder than the rest of Georgia, the average temperature for that region in January and July being 39°F (4°C) and 78°F (26°C) respectively.^[4] Winter in Georgia is characterized by mostly mild temperatures and snowfall around the state, except for instances of cold, heavy snow and icing in North and Central Georgia. Many summer days in Georgia have been known to exceed 90°F.^[2] The state experiences widespread precipitation and tornadoes and tropical storms are common.^[5]

The Culture of Georgia is a subculture of the Southern United States, which is in itself a subculture of the United States that has come from blending heavy amounts of rural Scots-Irish culture with the culture of African slaves and Native Americans. Georgians share a unique history with the other Southern States which includes the institution of slavery, the American Civil War and Reconstruction, the Great Depression, segregation and the Civil Rights Movement.

Coca-Cola is a cola (a type of carbonated soft drink) sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines in more than 200 countries. John Stith Pemberton of Columbus Georgia developed the first recipe in 1885. Today it is produced by The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) and is often referred to simply as Coke. Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft drink market throughout the 20th century.

Gone with the Wind is a 1936 American novel by Margaret Mitchell set in the Old South during the American Civil War and Reconstruction.^[6] The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film of the same name in 1939. It is the only novel by Mitchell published during her lifetime. Over the years, the novel has also been analyzed for its symbolism and mythological treatment of archetypes. ^[7][8]