Then in 2020, Congress moved to strip the base of its name, mandating a new one. The base was renamed Fort Liberty as part of the U.S. military’s examination of its history with race.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — 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 ...
Fort Bragg has officially changed back to its original name after briefly being renamed Fort Liberty in June 2023. The name change honors Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, a World War II ...
after being Fort Liberty since 2023. The name change is in honor of a World War II paratrooper and Silver Star recipient from Maine, Pfc. Roland L. Bragg. It was officially named in honor of ...
It had been known as Fort Liberty since the summer of 2023. Here’s what was behind the multiple name changes: The back-and-forth of the North Carolina military site dates back a few years.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — 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.
The base was renamed Fort Liberty in June 2023, after Congress passed a law barring names of Confederate figures at military installations. Bragg has been renamed for Pfc. Roland Bragg ...