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Here’s why Gov. DeSantis is wrong. Fort Bragg needed a new name. | Editorial
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBraxton Bragg was a slave-owning racist and failed military leader, sometimes described as the worst general of the Civil War. The question should be, why would anyone name a military base after ...
From Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty: Renaming to cost more than $6 million
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFORT BRAGG — The cost to rename Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty will be about $6.37 million, according to...
'A knife fight in a dark room': Why this Civil War site is being preserved at Fort Bragg
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFORT BRAGG — Fort Bragg will undergo a name change later this year as part of a congressional...
DeSantis pledges to restore name of notorious Confederate general Braxton Bragg to Fort Liberty
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis pledged to restore the name of a military fort to the name of a...
US Army renames Fort Bragg as Fort Liberty
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNorth Carolina’s Fort Bragg is now Fort Liberty, as the US Army on Friday redesignated one of the largest military installations in the world. The...
What social media is saying about Fort Bragg’s pending new name
Army Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile Fort Bragg, North Carolina will be renamed later this year, some social media users are still...
Are Cumberland, Fayetteville officials considering removing Bragg references?
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhether Fayetteville and Cumberland County will rename roads that reference Fort Bragg has not yet...
US moves to rename Army bases honoring Confederate generals who fought to defend slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNamed after Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg, outside Fayetteville, N.C., is one of the...
These bases were named after Confederates, now titles may be ditched. Here's what vets say
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs a young military service member, Richard Kingsberry said he wasn’t aware that two of the bases...
Fort Bragg officially becomes Fort Liberty as post breaks ties with Confederacy
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFORT LIBERTY — Moments after casing the colors for Fort Bragg and revealing the Fort Liberty flag,...