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Originally Posted by Buddahaid
You left out the part it’s named after a different person named Bragg
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Stop lying. No I didn't.
From the quoted part of the article:
On Monday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum declaring the Army would rename the base from Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg. Hegseth posted video of him signing the memo on X.
According to Hegseth, the fort will be named after Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, who served with the Army during World War II.
During the Battle of the Bulge, Bragg drove a stolen German ambulance 20 miles to get a wounded soldier to an Allied Forces hospital in Belgium. Bragg was awarded a Purple Heart and a Silver Star for his actions. Bragg was stationed at the installation while he was enlisted.
“This directive honors the personal courage and selfless service of all those who have trained to fight and win our nation’s wars, including Pfc. Bragg, and is in keeping with the installation's esteemed and storied history,” Hegseth said in the memo.