There is absolutely nothing wrong with the name Fort Liberty as an Army base. If and when we ever commission another base, that name should be considered. But after he signed the ordered Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared, “That’s right, Bragg is back.” And it feels so good. The twist of the Bragg the base is named after isn’t so much a twist as a “work around”.
Bragg is back! I just signed a memorandum reversing the naming of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg. pic.twitter.com/EGgZNHK72x
— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) February 11, 2025
Hegseth signed the memorandum renaming the base on his way to Germany where he did morning PT with a group of Green Berets. These Green Berets are very likely familiar with Fort Bragg through the Robin Sage part of the Q course for Special Forces where they romped through Pineland and worked with the indigenous rebels found there.
The military installation had been named after West Point graduate and Confederate General Braxton Bragg in 1918. Was it a sop to Confederate holdovers in North Carolina? Probably. That was long, long ago and gladly forgotten as the All-American soldiers stationed there racked up win after win. They became the “World’s 911 and America’s Guard of Honor”. When those who hate American history decided that the name had to go, then three star General Chris Donohue explained how a Gold Star Mom guided the committee to the name Fort Liberty:
It’s not that the soldiers hated the name Fort Liberty, they just loved being at Bragg. It signified that you were recognized as the best of the best of America’s fighting force. They didn’t give a fine rat’s ample backside who the base was named after. They didn’t know Braxton or his back story.
So, the issue for Trump and Hegseth was to find someone named Bragg that they could name the installation after that wouldn’t offend the wokerati. Someone went through the database and found dear Roland. From The Center Square:
Honored in the change of name is Pfc. Roland Bragg from World War II. Bragg, of Sabattus, Maine, was born in 1923 and assigned to the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division of the 18th Airborne Corps.
According to Hegseth’s memo, Bragg was in the European theater of operations.
During “hellish conditions and amidst ferocious fighting” at the Battle of the Bulge, Hegseth wrote, Bragg saved a fellow soldier’s life by commandeering an enemy ambulance and driving it 20 miles to transport him to an allied hospital in Belgium. He was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity, and the Purple Heart for wounds.
“Fort Bragg has a long and proud history of equipping, training and preparing our soldiers to fight and prevail in any operational environment,” Hegseth wrote. “This directive honors the personal courage and selfless service of all those who have trained to fight and win our nation’s wards, including Pfc. Bragg, and is in keeping with the installation’s esteemed and storied history.”
“FORT BRAGG IS BACK”
The fort will be named after PFC Roland L. Bragg, who served with the Army during World War II.
Bragg drove a stolen German ambulance 20 miles to get a wounded soldier to an Allied Forces hospital in Belgium.#FortBraggNC #AIRBORNE @PeterVecsey1 pic.twitter.com/OwqHtWsZJa
— Dominick DiNardo (@dinardodp) February 11, 2025
It’s going to cost another $6 million to rename the Fort to Bragg. Sorry, worth it. We waste money on things that mean a whole lot less to our fighting forces. Now, if we could just fix their pay, food, barracks and benefits that would be a great next step.
For Fort Roland Bragg, Airborne All The Way:
“FORT BRAGG IS BACK”
The fort will be named after PFC Roland L. Bragg, who served with the Army during World War II.
Bragg drove a stolen German ambulance 20 miles to get a wounded soldier to an Allied Forces hospital in Belgium.#FortBraggNC #AIRBORNE @PeterVecsey1 pic.twitter.com/OwqHtWsZJa
— Dominick DiNardo (@dinardodp) February 11, 2025
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Cameron says: “IT WILL COST MONEY TO RENAME THINGS!”
“Well, it’s lucky that all that USAID money is back in the Treasury then.”
A tenth of what they just clawed back from the luxury NYC hotels for housing illegals.
Lloyd says: Somewhat of a gutless move…Why not just return to the original name for Fort Bragg. Sure Ol’ Braxton was a Confederate, but he was still an American….as was Lee…Jackson…and others. History cannot be changed!
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