U.S. Military Base Potentially To Have Name Changed

The U.S. Army is reportedly considering changing the name of Fort Liberty in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg.

Fort Liberty is one of the Army’s largest installations in the world, housing more than 55,000 military service members.

12,000 civilians work at the base and 25,000 family members live there, NBC News noted.

Report: The Army is considering changing the name of Fort Liberty in North Carolina back to its original name Fort Bragg

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Per NBC News:

In 2021, Congress established a commission tasked with renaming Department of Defense properties that were named after Confederate leaders. Then-President Donald Trump vetoed the bill, arguing against changing any of the names, but Congress overrode the veto, making the changes mandatory by law.

In 2022, the commission recommended changing the names of nine Army installations, including Fort Bragg, which was named after General Braxton Bragg in 1918, a native North Carolinian and Confederate leader who fought in the Mexican-American War. In June 2023, the base was officially renamed Fort Liberty.

During a campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in October, Trump said he would change the name back. “We get elected, I’m doing it,” he told the crowd. “We did win two world wars from Fort Bragg, right? So this is not a time to be changing names,” he said, adding, “We’re going to get it back.”

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While working as a Fox News host, Pete Hegseth was critical of the names being changed, calling it “a sham” and “garbage.” When he walked into the Pentagon on his first full day as secretary of defense, Hegseth referred to Fort Liberty as Fort Bragg, setting off speculation that he would move to change it back.

BREAKING: The Army is considering renaming Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg in North Carolina. pic.twitter.com/lb2rJcHQLs

— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) February 8, 2025

Exclusive: Army officials are considering changing the name of Fort Liberty in North Carolina back to Fort Bragg, according to two people familiar with the conversations. https://t.co/tNJLj67n9J

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WRAL reports:

According to a commission report, the changes in 2023 cost about $6.37 million.

In 1918 when Camp Bragg was established, it was named for Gen. Bragg in honor of his actions during the Mexican-American war. Although he served in the Confederate army, many historians agree that his poor tactics contributed to many losses during the Civil War.

Gen. Bragg is credited by historians with having won one of the most significant Confederate victories at the Battle of Chickamauga–but despite his advantage, he “declined to capitalize on his victory and instead allowed the Union Army to retreat to Chattanooga,” according to a historical summary of his military service.

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