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What’s in a name? A small fortune for businesses around Fort Bragg

What’s in a name? A small fortune for businesses around Fort Bragg

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Businesses around Fort Bragg in North Carolina are facing a challenge now that the Trump administration has once again renamed the military post. Fort Bragg and other military installations that were once name for Confederate figures from the Civil War were rebranded under the Biden administration. Fort Bragg became Fort Liberty. But a couple of months after Ralph Rodriguez opened Fort Liberty Pawn & Gun, the Defense Department changed the name back to Fort Bragg. Now the businessman is having to change signs, uniforms, stationery and government paperwork, costing about $30,000. Several other businesses are facing the same problem. And the name change is costing taxpayers, too. The state expects to spend about $200,000 changing all the highway signs back.… Continue Reading

Fort Bragg has its old name back, this time with a Yankee twist

Fort Bragg has its old name back, this time with a Yankee twist

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg is back, but with a Yankee twist. The North Carolina Army installation originally named for Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg was rechristened Fort Liberty in 2023 amid a push to strip symbols of the Confederacy from public spaces. But on Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order changing it back, in honor of Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero from Maine. Roland Bragg received a Silver Star and a Purple Heart for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge. His daughter wasn’t aware of the honor until reporters contacted her Tuesday morning.… Continue Reading

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and declares, ‘Bragg is back!’

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg and declares, ‘Bragg is back!’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg. The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 as part of a national effort under the Biden administration to remove names that honored Confederate leaders. The base’s original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, was a Confederate general. But a Pentagon spokesman said Monday that Hegseth was renaming the base to honor World War II hero Pfc. Roland L. Bragg. Hegseth says in a video he posted on X announcing the renaming, “Bragg is back!”… Continue Reading

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