Fort Liberty will be Fort Bragg again. But there’s a twist to the controversial name
Bragg is back,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said after signing a memorandum on the name change Monday night.
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In reinstating the name of Fort Bragg, the Army hopes to skirt a ban on Confederate namesakes
The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now ...
Who is the new ‘Bragg’ that the North Carolina base will now be named after?
The North Carolina base was named after Confederate general Braxton Bragg before it became Liberty. Now, it will go back to being Bragg - but this time for Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, an Army ...
Fort Bragg has its old name back, this time with a Yankee twist
Initially named after Southern Gen. Braxton Bragg, the post was stripped of the name in 2023 amid a drive to remove symbols ...