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Hegseth Renames Military Base 'Fort Bragg,' But Not

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 · 19h

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.

USA Today · 23h

Pete Hegseth orders Fort Liberty name change. Who is Pfc. Roland L. Bragg?

The Army paratrooper after whom Fort Liberty will regain the name Bragg was born June 11, 1923, in Sabbattus, Maine, to Calvin and Ella Stevens Bragg.

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Fort Bragg has its old name back, this time with a Yankee twist

Is it an honor or a cynical end run? When it comes to the former — and apparently future — Fort Bragg, that’s in the eye of ...

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

In honor of Bragg’s service, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Fort Liberty renamed Fort Bragg — this time for the ...

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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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