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Army base reverts to its old name

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3h

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.

Jefferson Public Radio · 2h

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.

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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 ...

ABC 11 Raleigh NC on MSN2h

Daughter of WWII veteran Roland Bragg reacts to Fort Liberty name change: 'Very proud of my father'

When Debra Sokoll first heard Fort Liberty would be renamed after her father, Pfc. Roland Bragg, she didn't believe it.

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Fort Bragg could get its old name back, but after a different guy

The North Carolina fort was stripped of the Bragg name in 2023 amid a drive to remove symbols of the Confederacy from public ...

ABC11 on MSN2h

Military timeline of installation first known as Camp Bragg

The U.S. Army established Camp Bragg in 1918 as an artillery training ground that was part of the rapid expansion of the United States military for World War I. It was named after Confederate Gen.

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