Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and declares, ‘Bragg is back!’
Defense Secretary has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg.
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.
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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth renames Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg
“The new name pays tribute to Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge,” Department of Defense press secretary John Ullyot said in a statement.
North Carolina military base renamed after Maine war hero
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg.
Defense Secretary Hegseth brings back Fort Bragg name, with a different namesake
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is bringing the name Bragg back to one of the Army’s largest bases, Fort Liberty, which replaced the namesake of a Confederate general in 2023.
Hegseth orders Fort Liberty be renamed Fort Bragg
The base will now be named after a World War Two veteran rather than its original namesake, Confederate soldier, Gen Braxton Bragg.
Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Bragg
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday renamed the Army base Fort Liberty back to its original name of Fort Bragg.
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Hegseth renames North Carolina military base back to Fort Roland L. Bragg
The base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 as part of a national effort to remove names that honored Confederate leaders.
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 back to ...
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