The new name pays tribute to Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II veteran of the Battle of the Bulge. Hegseth says more name changes to come. Image: RedCom Productions/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a memo renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Bragg. The base – originally named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg – was one of several facilities to undergo a name change in 2022 and 2023. A commission established by Congress published a list of 87 potential names for nine Army installations named after Confederates leaders.
One of the ideas put forward was to keep the name of Fort Bragg, but change the individual behind it. The new name pays tribute to Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II vet awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart in fighting the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Forest, between Belgium and Luxembourg Dec 1944 – Jan 1945).
“It’s about the connection to the community, to those who served. And we’re not, as the President has said and I’ve said as well, we’re not done there. There are other bases that have been renamed that erodes that very same legacy. There’s a reason I said Bragg and Benning when I walked into the Pentagon on day one,” Hegseth said recently at a presser in Stuttgart, Germany.
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