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Secretary of Defense Hegseth's Order on Fort Bragg Has a Bit of a Twist

Fort Liberty is no more. It was formerly known as Fort Bragg during the Biden presidency in a push to give military facilities named after Confederate generals a woke makeover. It was part of that weird period where liberals were obsessed about the names of things, statutes, and other silly stuff that was a blatant attempt at erasing American history. With Trump winning the 2024 election, he promised to get Fort Bragg’s name back.  

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made it official, though there’s a little twist. It’s renamed Fort Bragg, not after Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg but Pfc. According to Lucas Tomlinson, Roland L. Bragg is a World War II hero. Hegseth made the change as he headed to Germany: 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a new memorandum renaming Fort Liberty in North Carolina to Fort Roland L. Bragg.  

 Hegseth signed the memo shortly before landing in Stuttgart, Germany aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17. The name Fort Bragg is coming back, but with a twist. It will not be named after the former Confederate general.  

Instead, the new name pays tribute to Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge. 

We got the name back. That’s what’s important.