Fort Bragg was previously associated with Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general who was a slave owner and lost battles during ...
The 80-year-old, who traveled about an hour to attend the ceremony, refused to call the installation Fort Liberty after it was initially renamed, he said. “It should have never been changed to ...
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 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 ...
Bragg to Liberty and Back Again: Ceremony to Rechristen Army Post Once Named for a Confederate FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty came to an end Friday when the ...