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Fort Bragg, WWII

Fort Liberty becomes Fort Bragg, renamed for Battle of Bulge hero

Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed as Fort

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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.

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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 Liberty in June 2023, the world’s most populous military base is again Fort Bragg.

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Fort Bragg: US Army facility renamed after WWII paratrooper from Maine

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

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Fort Liberty Renamed to Honor WWII Hero Pfc. Bragg’s Daring Acts of Valor and Lifesaving Legacy

On March 7, Fort Liberty, North Carolina, officially reclaimed its historic name as Fort Bragg in a ceremony honoring World ...

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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.

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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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.

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 ...

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Family of Pfc. Roland L. Bragg excited ahead of Army post redesignation ceremony

Fort Bragg was originally named after Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, who was a West Point graduate and slave owner. It was renamed in June of 2023 to Fort Liberty after one of America's core values.

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Trump’s move to restore old Army base names highlights Nebraska man’s heroics at 18 in World War I

For more than a century, Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the ...

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