Fort Bragg changes name to Fort Liberty, part of U.S. Army plan to rename installations honoring Confederate soldiers
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 2, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division watch their fellow soldiers board a transport plane bound for Europe, at Fort Bragg, now renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina, U.S., February 14, 2022. Photo by REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members.
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