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Fort Bragg, Hegseth

Raleigh News & Observer · 13h

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.

Hosted on MSN · 6h

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 · 14h

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.

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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 ...

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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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 ...

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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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