Fort Bragg renamed Fort Liberty in US Army base rebranding.
TL;DR
Fort Bragg in North Carolina has been renamed Fort Liberty, shedding its Confederate namesake as part of a Department of Defense initiative to rename military installations bearing the name of Confederate soldiers. The renaming ceremony is seen as a small but important step in making the U.S. 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, which will be renamed Fort Johnson.
- Fort Bragg becoming latest base to get name change because name honored Confederate figure CBS News
- 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 drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding The Associated Press
- Fort Bragg to drop its Confederate namesake to become Fort Liberty The Guardian US
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