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Defense Secretary Hegseth Renames Fort Liberty To Fort Bragg—But Not After The Confederate General

The army installation’s name was changed to Fort Liberty in 2023, after Congress passed a law to rename all military bases named after Confederacy officials and generals.

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Fort Liberty now Fort Bragg. What's the history behind the name and Hegseth's decision?

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had referred to Fort Benning and Fort Bragg by their original, Confederate-inspired names.

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Hegseth Renames Military Base 'Fort Bragg,' But Not After Confederate General

Speaking to reporters in Germany, Hegseth hinted at a wholesale reversal of the broader Biden administration effort in 2023 to remove names that honored Confederate leaders, including nine Army bases.

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Hegseth restores Fort Liberty's name back to Fort Bragg to honor WWII hero

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday signed an order to rename Fort Liberty in North Carolina back to its original Fort Bragg. But this time Bragg will honor a World War II hero instead of a Confederate general.

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Lee-Jackson Day draws supporters to Lexington despite controversy

(WSET) — Despite Lee-Jackson Day no longer being recognized as a state holiday, dozens gathered at Oak Grove Cemetery in Lexington on Saturday to honor Confederate generals Thomas "Stonewall ...

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Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?

Supporters say that the monuments, names ... While talking about Fort Bragg, named for an ineffective Confederate general which was renamed Fort Victory in 2023, National Guard veteran and ...

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