A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg. Its new namesake is WWII hero Roland Bragg — unbeknownst to his family.

Special Forces barracks. The other project is a 75,706-square-foot building for 146 Special Forces soldiers at Fort Bragg. The budget documents stated that U.S. Army Special Operations Command ...

The base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 to disassociate from Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. It’s now named after Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero.

Fort Bragg officially became Fort Liberty during a ceremony in June 2023. The Naming Commission estimated that changing the name of Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty would initially cost over $6 million ...