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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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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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Not that Benning: Hegseth renames Fort Moore, but not for Confederate general, he says

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth renamed the Georgia base as Fort Benning. Other bases have been renamed using a name similar to ...

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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 War II veteran Army Pfc. Roland L.

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

First it was Fort Bragg, named in honor of a Confederate general. Then it was Fort Liberty. Now, the North Carolina Army ...

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Hegseth returns Army base to Fort Benning in second naming reversal

Fort Benning was renamed in a May 2023 ceremony as Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia Moore.

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Hegseth Renames Fort Moore Back To Fort Benning—Latest Rollback Of Military Base Name Changes

Fort Moore received its name in 2023 amid a bipartisan effort to remove Confederacy-linked names from military installations.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth renames Fort Moore to Fort Benning — but a different one

This change underscores the installation’s storied history of service to the United States of America,” the Department of ...

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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.

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EDITORIAL: Restoring old name to base is harmful

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to restore the name of the U.S. Army’s special forces base near Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Fort Bragg are a waste of tax dollars and, ...

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