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Hegseth Renames Military Base 'Fort Bragg,' But Not

Raleigh News & Observer · 9h

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.

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.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Hegseth indicates Fort Bragg won’t be the only military base to be renamed

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would restore the names of military bases to previous ones that had been changed due to their ties to the Confederacy.

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Trump 2nd term live updates: Fort Liberty renamed as Fort Bragg, Hegseth says

As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its effort to swiftly reshape the federal government, the ...

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Who is Fort Bragg named after? Meet the man who stole a Nazi ambulance to save a soldier

Roland Bragg, the namesake for Fort Liberty changing back to Fort Bragg, NC, was a 21-year-old paratrooper from Maine ...

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WWII hero from Maine is the new namesake of Fort Bragg

World War II Pfc. Roland L. Bragg was born in Sabattus lived in Maine until his 1999 death. He replaces the fort's original ...

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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