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.
Fort Liberty will be redesignated as Fort Bragg in honor of Pfc. Roland L. Bragg during a ceremony March 7, officials announced last week. The name change went into effect Feb. 14, after Secretary ...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday when the nation’s largest Army installation officially returned to its former name: Fort Bragg. Christened a ...
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is returned to its former name without the Confederate namesake, as the Pentagon honored WWII Pvt. Roland Bragg of Maine.
Fort Bragg has officially changed back to its original name after briefly being renamed Fort Liberty in June 2023. The name change honors Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, a World War II ...
THEN IN JUNE OF 2023, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RENAMED IT FORT LIBERTY AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO REBRAND INSTALLATIONS HONORING CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS. FORMER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN VISITED FORT LIBERTY ...
after being Fort Liberty since 2023. The name change is in honor of a World War II paratrooper and Silver Star recipient from Maine, Pfc. Roland L. Bragg. It was officially named in honor of ...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — 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 ...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday when the nation’s largest Army installation officially returned to its former name: Fort Bragg.