Fort Bragg renamed Fort Liberty in US Army base rebranding.
TL;DR
Fort Bragg, one of the largest military installations in the world, has been renamed Fort Liberty as part of a Department of Defense initiative to rename military installations that had been named after Confederate soldiers. The renaming ceremony was seen as a small but important step in making the US Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members. The cost to rename Fort Bragg will total about $6.37 million, and the next installation to change its name will be Fort Polk in Louisiana.
- Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding The Associated Press
- US Army renames Fort Bragg as Fort Liberty CNN
- Military members, veterans weigh in on eve of Bragg transition to Fort Liberty ABC11
- Fort Bragg becoming latest base to get name change because name honored Confederate figure CBS News
- Last event at Fort Bragg ushers in new tradition for Fort Liberty The Fayetteville Observer
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