FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty is set to an end Friday when the nation’s largest Army installation officially returns to its former name: Fort Bragg.
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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order reinstating the Bragg name, only this time it will honor Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II paratrooper and Silver Star recipient ...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday when ... A few hundred people - made up of active servicemen and members of the public - gathered under black ...
A few hundred people — made up of active servicemen and members ... refused to call the installation Fort Liberty after it was initially renamed, he said. “It should have never been changed ...
Bragg to Liberty and Back Again: Ceremony to Rechristen Army Post Once Named for a Confederate FORT BRAGG ... A few hundred people — made up of active servicemen and members of the public ...