Fort Bragg going back to its original name. Is this Georgia Army base next?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg and said Tuesday that there will be more name changes coming.
Hegseth indicates that Fort Bragg will not be the last base to be renamed
Fort Bragg is one of nine major Army bases that initially bore the names of Confederate leaders. Their names were changed in 2022 and 2023.
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.
Pentagon to restore Fort Liberty's name to Fort Bragg
The Pentagon announced Monday it would restore Fort Liberty's original name of Fort Bragg, but would honor a different Bragg than the base's original Confederate namesake.
Fort Bragg 2.0: Army base reverts to its old name, but with a new namesake
A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg. Its new namesake is WWII hero Roland Bragg — unbeknownst to his family.
Hegseth Renames Military Base 'Fort Bragg,' But Not After Confederate General
The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023. Its original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, was a Confederate general from Warrenton, North Carolina, who was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles, contributing to the Confederacy’s downfall.
Hegseth says Fort Bragg is coming back, but with a twist
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo that orders the Army to rename Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, this time in honor of a different soldier.
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 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.
‘That’s what we want our Army to be’: Hal & Julia Moore’s son on keeping Fort Moore name
Georgia U.S. Army post Fort Moore has had its current name for less than two years. Before that, it held the name Fort ...
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‘Don’t see why he’s doing it.’ Metro Atlanta vets mull military post renamings
Danny Powell hadn’t heard of the defense secretary’s decision to change the name of North Carolina’s largest military base back to Fort Bragg.
Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and signals more change coming
The name change back to Bragg could also be seen as a slap against some of the highly decorated service members whose names ...