Summary

Army officials are exploring ways to rename Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg without violating laws prohibiting Confederate names.

Fort Bragg, originally named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, was changed in 2023 following a congressional mandate. Trump vowed to reverse the change, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fueled speculation.

One option under consideration is renaming it after another soldier named Bragg.

Costs for the initial renaming exceeded $6 million.

  • @[email protected]
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    133 days ago

    But why though? I know Fort Liberty is a stupid name, and probably should be named after a decorated soldier, but this ain’t it. Maybe name it after Chesty Puller, that’d be good for morale.

    • @99luftballoons
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      32 days ago

      Could we just stop naming things after people and just stick to numbers? Army fort 22,490, Naval base 1476, etc

    • mars296
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      222 days ago

      I’m not sure naming an Army base after a Marine would improve morale. I would love to hear the shit talk if that happened though. But yeah I’m sure there are plenty of people worthy of the honor, which a confederate is certainly not.

    • @[email protected]
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      72 days ago

      Because your conservative friends are big fans of racism and the confederacy.

      This can be seen in their voting history, support for statues made as part of the revisionism that took place in the early 1900s, etc.

    • @[email protected]
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      72 days ago

      Probably because Puller was a marine not a soldier, and he already has a mobile dock and the freaking mascot of the entire corps named after him?