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Editorial: Here’s why Gov. DeSantis is wrong. Fort Bragg needed a new name

Braxton Bragg was a slave-owning racist and failed military leader, sometimes described as the worst general of the Civil War. The question should be, why would anyone name a military base after him in the first place? Nevertheless, Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending him.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023

Fort Liberty: US army base Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake

Change comes as US continues to grapple with prevalence of statues and sites honouring members of Confederacy.

Al Jazeera · Jun 2, 2023

Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding

Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans view as a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to Black service members

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

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Stunning accusations of sex trafficking and drug abuse by US troops at Fort Bragg

Episode is latest black mark for US special forces amid efforts to change culture

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Soldier accused of sharing racist post, engaging in extremism while at Fort Bragg

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A U.S. Army soldier shared a racist, violent reason for joining the service on Instagram and engaged in online extremism while stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, according to federal investigators.

Tribune News Service · Sep 12, 2022

Former Fort Bragg soldier receives one of the harshest sentences tied to Capitol riot

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former Fort Bragg soldier, who re-enlisted in the Army after attacking police with chemical spray during the riot at the U.S. Capitol, will now serve the longest prison sentence handed down so far against a defendant tied to the massive insurrection case.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Panel recommends new names for Fort Bragg, other Army bases

An independent commission is recommending new names for nine Army posts that were commemorated Confederate officers

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

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‘Unsettling’ Fort Bragg recruitment video ignites debate over its mysterious intent

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s a stretch to link the U.S. Army to witchery, but that’s happening in response to an eerie recruitment video shared on YouTube by Fort Bragg’s 4th Psychological Operations Group-Airborne.

Tribune News Service · May 16, 2022

Seven soldiers face charges after Fort Bragg trooper’s severed head found

Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez’s body was never recovered

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

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