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An amendment in the House Armed Services Committee passed July 15 that would prevent federal funding for Fort Bragg's name ...
FORT LIBERTY — Moments after casing the colors for Fort Bragg and revealing the Fort Liberty flag, the installation’s senior commander referenced a phrase used in the military community for years.
Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step. Getty Images While other bases are being renamed for Black soldiers ...
Renaming Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty cost more than $6 million in federal funds, with the bulk of the costs being sign changes and technology costs for the installation’s website.
Later that day, Hegseth announced that Fort Liberty’s name would be changed back to Fort Bragg – in honor of a World War II hero, not the Confederate general who had been its namesake.
Fort Bragg, named for North Carolina native and Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, was renamed Fort Liberty following a ceremony Friday morning, according to the Fayetteville Observer.
Fort Bragg will be known as Fort Liberty by the end of the week. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the official ceremony Friday.
Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans view as a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to Black service members.
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 century ago in honor ...