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From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools

Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it.

The Conversation

Bragg to Liberty and back again: Ceremony to rechristen Army post once named for a Confederate

First it was Fort Bragg, named in honor of a Confederate general

The Independent UK

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

Fort Bragg is back, but with a Yankee twist

The Independent UK

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Who is the new ‘Bragg’ that the North Carolina base will now be named after?

Defense Secretary Hegseth said it would be re-named to ‘Fort Bragg’ in honor of a World War II army soldier

The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth Uses Clever Loophole to Restore Fort Liberty's Name Back to Fort Bragg

Newly appointed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has changed the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg—it's original name—using a creative loophole.

Latin Times

‘Bragg is back’: Fort Liberty renamed Fort Bragg, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says

The White House said the change recognizes ‘those who have demonstrated extraordinary service and sacrifice for the nation’

The Independent UK

Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg

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NOLA and Las Vegas Terrorist Attackers Both Served at Fort Bragg: Report

The suspect in the New Orleans truck attack, and the man involved in the explosion of a Cybertruck in Las Vegas spent time stationed at the same Army base.

Latin Times

Editorial: Despite vows to reverse them, changing base names has noble purpose

Those who hope to become president of the United States should not play politics with the renaming of Army bases.

Tribune News Service

Restoring the Name of Fort Bragg is Nothing to Brag About

Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence are wrong to advocate naming a US Army base after an incompetent Confederate general who betrayed the United States to fight for slavery.

Reason

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

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

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

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

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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

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.

The Independent UK

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

Tribune News Service

‘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.

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

Specialist Enrique Roman-Martinez’s body was never recovered

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