Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is returned to its former name without the Confederate namesake, as the Pentagon honored WWII Pvt. Roland Bragg of Maine.

With salutes and flags, Fort Liberty officially became Fort Bragg again. The North Carolina Army installation had been named for a Confederate general, but now honors a Maine hero who trained there.

Fort Liberty will be redesignated as Fort Bragg in honor of Pfc. Roland L. Bragg during a ceremony March 7, officials announced last week. The name change went into effect Feb. 14, after Secretary ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed as Fort Bragg. Today, that order was implemented. The new name for the largest ...

The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday when the nation's largest Army installation officially returned to its former name: Fort Bragg. Christened a century ago in honor of ...

The change comes weeks after Hegseth changed the name of North Carolina’s Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, in a similar maneuver that restored the old name without attributing it to a Confederate.

Bragg to Liberty and Back Again: Ceremony to Rechristen Army Post Once Named for a Confederate FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday when the ...

One banner will honor Pfc. Roland Bragg, for whom nearby Fort Liberty was recently renamed. The town is also rehabilitating its Veterans Park with new trees, lighting and a water feature.

he referred to the bases as Fort Bragg and Fort Benning, hinting at changes to come. Last year, he called names like Liberty and Moore "garbage," and said changing them "breaks" a "generational link." ...