The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023. Its original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, was a Confederate general from Warrenton, North Carolina, who was known for owning slaves and ...
Hegseth's proclamation says instead of being named after Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, the fort is being renamed after Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II soldier.
Roland Bragg was a 21-year-old paratrooper from Maine when he found himself pinned down by artillery fire near the end of World War II, out of ammunition as the Germans closed in. He hunkered down ...