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Fort Liberty is once again Fort Bragg, but no longer in honor of a Confederate
With salutes and flags, Fort Liberty officially became Fort Bragg again. The North Carolina Army installation had been named for a Confederate general, but now honors a Maine hero who trained there.
Bragg to Liberty and back again: Ceremony to rechristen Army post once named for a Confederate
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order reinstating the Bragg name, only this time it will honor Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II paratrooper and Silver Star recipient ...
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Fort Liberty becomes Fort Bragg, renamed for Battle of Bulge hero
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed as Fort Bragg. Today, that order was implemented. The new name for the largest ...
CBS News25d
Defense Department changes Fort Moore's name back to Fort Benning
and Fort Bragg was given the name Fort Liberty. In 2023, Fort Benning was renamed Fort Moore to honor a couple, Hal and Julie Moore, marking the first time a military spouse had received such a ...
The Fayetteville Observer24d
What to know about Fort Bragg name change before redesignation ceremony
Fort Liberty will be redesignated as Fort Bragg in honor of Pfc. Roland L. Bragg during a ceremony March 7, officials announced last week. The name change went into effect Feb. 14, after Secretary ...
Forbes25d
Hegseth Renames Fort Moore Back To Fort Benning—Latest Rollback Of Military Base Name Changes
The change comes weeks after Hegseth changed the name of North Carolina’s Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, in a similar maneuver that restored the old name without attributing it to a Confederate.
USA Today25d
Not that Benning: Hegseth renames Fort Moore, but not for Confederate general, he says
he referred to the bases as Fort Bragg and Fort Benning, hinting at changes to come. Last year, he called names like Liberty and Moore "garbage," and said changing them "breaks" a "generational link." ...
The New York Times26d
Hegseth Revives the Old Name of Another Military Base
Last month, he announced that Fort Liberty in North Carolina would return to the name Fort Bragg, but in honor of an enlisted Army soldier named Roland L. Bragg, who fought in World War II ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution25d
First, Fort Bragg. Then Fort Benning. Is Georgia’s Fort Eisenhower next?
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters he was not done last month after restoring Fort Liberty in North Carolina to its original name, Fort Bragg. Hegseth followed up Monday by ...
U.S. News & World Report22d
Bragg to Liberty and Back Again: Ceremony to Rechristen Army Post Once Named for a Confederate
Bragg to Liberty and Back Again: Ceremony to Rechristen Army Post Once Named for a Confederate FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday when the ...
Jacksonville Daily News22d
Bragg to Liberty and back again: Ceremony to rechristen Army post once named for a Confederate
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday when the nation’s largest Army installation officially returned to its former name: Fort Bragg.