Hegseth restores Fort Liberty's name back to Fort Bragg to honor WWII hero
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday signed an order to rename Fort Liberty in North Carolina back to its original Fort Bragg. But this time Bragg will honor a World War II hero instead of a Confederate general.
Defense Secretary Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty To Fort Bragg—But Not After The Confederate General
The army installation’s name was changed to Fort Liberty in 2023, after Congress passed a law to rename all military bases named after Confederacy officials and generals.
Defense secretary announces renaming Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg, again
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memo Monday to rename Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg, after Pfc. Roland Bragg.
Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg
The army base was earlier named after Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general. The Pentagon said the name will now honor Roland L. Bragg, a soldier who was decorated for his service during World War II.
Hegseth Renames North Carolina Military Base Fort Roland L. Bragg
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg
Fort Liberty is renamed to Fort Roland L. Bragg after World War II soldier, Pentagon says
The massive post will now be called Fort Roland L. Bragg while in the past it was named for Gen. Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general from Warrenton.
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Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth helped the president fulfill a campaign pledge, reverting Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg -- but not for Confederate General Braxton Bragg.
Hegseth orders US Army to restore name of Fort Bragg
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday renamed the Army base Fort Liberty back to its original name of Fort Bragg, according to a Department of Defense statement, undoing a 2023 name change driven by racial justice protests.
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