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Fort Bragg, Hegseth

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Fort Liberty now Fort Bragg. What's the history behind the name and Hegseth's decision?

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had referred to Fort Benning and Fort Bragg by their original, Confederate-inspired names.

The Washington Post · 1d

What is Fort Bragg? Hegseth restores Army base name from Fort Liberty.

The base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 to disassociate from Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. It’s now named after Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero.

Raleigh News & Observer · 1d

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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Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and signals more change coming

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base in North ...

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Alabama official: Hegseth should rename Fort Novosel after switching back Fort Bragg

Fort Novosel had been Fort Rucker, named for Col. Edmund Rucker, a brigade commander in the Confederate Army during the Civil ...

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 ...

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