Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum on Monday night restoring the name of the Army post now known as Fort ...
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Axios on MSNDefense Sec. Hegseth restores Fort Bragg name, but Pentagon says it now honors a WWII heroDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum to reverse the name of the Fort Liberty Army base in North Carolina "back ...
The military base had been renamed Fort Liberty as part of an effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers.
The army base was earlier named after Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general. The Pentagon said the name will now honor Roland L. Bragg, a soldier who was decorated for his service during World War II.
Hegseth said "Fort Bragg is back," in a post seemingly implying the name still honors the Confederate general after which it was originally named.
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