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‘Fort Bragg Is Back’: Pete Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty To Fort Bragg — But There’s A Catch

“It will not be named after the former Confederate general …”

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‘Fort Bragg Is Back’: Pete Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty To Fort Bragg — But There’s A Catch
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum on Monday declaring that Fort Liberty — which was formerly known as Fort Bragg — would once again be named Fort Bragg, but “with a twist.”

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Fox News reporter Lucas Tomlinson detailed the announcement in a post on X, noting that the Army installation would be renamed in honor of PFC Roland Bragg, who earned a Silver Star and a Purple Heart at the Battle of the Bulge.

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a new memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Roland L. Bragg,” Tomlinson reported, noting that Hegseth had signed the memorandum just prior to landing in Stuttgart, Germany.

“The name Fort Bragg is coming back, but with a twist,” Tomlinson added. “It will not be named after the former Confederate general. Instead, the new name pays tribute to Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge.”

Hegseth responded to Tomlinson’s post with just four words: “Fort Bragg is back.”

 

“There it is,” Hegseth said as he put pen to paper. “Pursuant to the authority of the Secretary of Defense, Title 10 United States Code Section 113, I direct the Army to change the name of Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. That’s right, Bragg is back!”

The North Carolina-based Army installation has been named Fort Liberty since June of 2023, over complaints that it honored Confederate General Braxton Bragg — but Hegseth signaled his first day on the job that he might be heading down the road to changing some names: before walking into the Pentagon, he referred to both Fort Liberty and Fort Moore by their previous names — Fort Bragg and Fort Benning.

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