U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Monday
that the country’s largest military base would be renamed back to Fort Bragg,
reversing a previous decision to remove the name of a pro-slavery Confederate
general.
“Bragg is back!” Hegseth wrote on social media platform X
after signing the official order.
“I direct the Army to change the name of Fort Liberty, North
Carolina, to Fort Bragg, North Carolina,” he stated in a video.
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A Defense Department statement clarified that the base was
originally named after Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero who showed
exceptional bravery during the Battle of the Bulge.
This move overturns the renaming decision made under
President Joe Biden’s administration, which was part of a broader effort to
remove Confederate names from U.S. military installations. Fort Bragg had been
named in 1918 after Braxton Bragg, a Confederate general whose military career
was marked by significant failures, including his defeat in the 1863 Battle of
Chattanooga.
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The Trump administration had previously challenged other
renaming actions taken by Democratic presidents, including the reversion of the
name of Denali, the highest peak in the U.S., back to its original name of Mt.
McKinley.
In 2015, then-President Barack Obama officially restored the
mountain's indigenous name, Denali, which had been used by Alaska Natives for
centuries.
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