FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Fort Bragg will officially have its named changed to Fort Liberty, according to deputy director of public affairs Matt Visser.
Planning is underway for a June 2 ceremony and celebration. The event will be open to veterans and the general public.
The renaming of the post generated controversy since 2021 when Congress voted to change the names of nine military installations named after Confederate figures. Fort Bragg is on that list.
Fort Bragg is named for Gen. Braxton Bragg, who served in the Confederate Army and owned a plantation where people were enslaved.
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