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Bragg to Liberty and back again: Ceremony to rechristen Army post once named for a Confederate

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

Yahoo · 2d

Ceremony held to rechristen Fort Bragg in honor of WWII paratrooper

Fort Liberty, the nation’s largest Army installation, officially reverted to its former name, Fort Bragg, on Friday. The renaming ceremony marked the end of Fort Liberty’s brief existence, restoring the name to honor a different Bragg.

newscentermaine.com · 1d

Back to Bragg: Fort Bragg renamed after WWII hero from Maine

The renaming ceremony comes nearly two years after the Department of Defense officially changed Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty.

Associated Press · 2d

Fort Liberty is once again Fort Bragg, but no longer in honor of a Confederate

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.

WFMY-TV Greensboro on MSN · 2d

Full ceremony: Fort Bragg reinstated to its original name

Fort Liberty once again became Fort Bragg during a naming ceremony - but this time, it honors a different Bragg name.

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‘A hero worthy of the name:’ Fort Bragg marks return of installation’s old moniker with new WWII soldier namesake

Less than two years after the Army officially changed Fort Bragg – then named for Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg – to Fort ...

Fort Liberty Renamed Fort Bragg, Fulfilling a Trump Campaign Promise

Congress had pushed past President Trump’s veto to rename Fort Bragg, named for a Confederate general, in the final days of ...

FOX 5 DC1d

Fort Bragg name changed back from Fort Liberty

The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday. Fort Bragg is officially known as Fort Bragg again.

1don MSN

Fort Bragg: US Army training facility renamed after WWII hero from Maine

Pfc. Roland Bragg served as a paratrooper in the 17th Airborne Division that fought in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge ...

2don MSN

Back to Bragg: Fort Bragg renamed after WWII hero

The renaming ceremony comes nearly two years after the Department of Defense officially changed Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty.

2don MSN

Fort Bragg is back: Army renames NC base to honor WWII hero

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

ABC 11 Raleigh NC on MSN2d

Proud family watches as Fort Bragg renaming ceremony honors WWII hero, 'grandpa'

Army officials say changing the signs back to Fort Bragg will be quite a bit cheaper than the changeover to Fort Liberty was.

What to know about Fort Bragg name change before redesignation ceremony

Fort Bragg will hold its redesignation ceremony this week. Here's what else to know about the renaming of the Army post.

2don MSN

North Carolina Army base is now officially Fort Bragg once again

After spending the last 21 months as Fort Liberty, the 160,000-acre military installation in Cumberland County, North Carolina, which is home to 10% of the entire United States Army, is now Fort Bragg ...

WFMY News23d

Fort Bragg renaming ceremony underway Friday

While Braxton Bragg was a North Carolina native, Roland Bragg, of Nobleboro, Maine, had no known connection to the state or the post. The Army said in 2023 that changing the name to Fort ...

Move to restore old Army base names highlights Nebraska man's heroics at 18 in World War I

Fred Benning, a Nebraska native awarded the military's second-highest honor for his battlefield courage as an 18-year-old ...

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