Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reversed the 2023 renaming of Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty, restoring the historic name of the North Carolina base. The decision honors World War II hero Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, circumventing a law prohibiting bases from being named after Confederate figures.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum on Monday night restoring the name of the Army post now known as Fort Liberty.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order Monday restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg . The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 as part of a national effort under the Biden administration to remove names that honored Confederate leaders.
But the Pentagon spokesman said Hegseth was renaming the base to honor Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, who he said was a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge. The choice of the World War II private first class got around a law prohibiting the military from naming a base after a Confederate leader.
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