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Descendant of Fort Rucker Confederate namesake: ‘We don’t want our name back on an Alabama base’

Military bases should not be named "for traitors to our country but instead honor American heroes like Novosel," she wrote previously.

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Hegseth Renames Military Base 'Fort Bragg,' But Not After Confederate General

Speaking to reporters in Germany, Hegseth hinted at a wholesale reversal of the broader Biden administration effort in 2023 to remove names that honored Confederate leaders, including nine Army bases.

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Defense Secretary Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty To Fort Bragg—But Not After The Confederate General

The army installation’s name was changed to Fort Liberty in 2023, after Congress passed a law to rename all military bases named after Confederacy officials and generals.

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Hegseth restores Fort Liberty's name back to Fort Bragg to honor WWII hero

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday signed an order to rename Fort Liberty in North Carolina back to its original Fort Bragg. But this time Bragg will honor a World War II hero instead of a Confederate general.

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Fort Liberty name changed back to Fort Bragg, but not after the Confederate leader

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is underway in the new position. One of his first actions was renaming Fort Liberty which was changed under the Biden administration. The name will return to Fort Bragg,

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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 ...

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'Effective immediately' | Fort Liberty renamed Fort Bragg, U.S. Army says

United States Army officials announced the name change on Friday.

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.

Hegseth orders US Army to restore name of Fort Bragg

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday renamed the Army base Fort Liberty back to its original name of Fort Bragg, ...

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Rucker family wants the home of Army Aviation to stay Fort Novosel: “He is a hero”

After almost two years since the home of Army Aviation was renamed to honor a local hero aviator, some state officials want ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth renames Army base Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg

The military base had been renamed Fort Liberty as part of an effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers.

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The Former Slave Who Stole a Confederate Ship to Achieve His Family's Freedom

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

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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.

Report: Army considering changing Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg

Army officials are considering changing the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, according to an NBC News report.

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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.

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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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