NC army base renamed for a new Bragg, but echoes of old Fort Bragg linger

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NC army base renamed for a new Bragg, but echoes of old Fort Bragg linger

By Celeste Headlee,

Published February 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST

Days before Fort Bragg was officially renamed Fort Liberty, crews erect new signs at the base's main gate.

The army base near Fayetteville, N.C. formerly known as Fort Liberty is now Fort Bragg 鈥� again. The U.S.鈥檚 largest military base is no longer named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg, but rather a different Bragg 鈥� Private Roland L. Bragg of Maine who served in WWII.

Jay Price, military reporter for 瓜神app, joins Due South guest host Celeste Headlee to explain the history of these name changes and the strategy the Trump administration used to deliver on a campaign pledge to bring the name Fort Bragg back.

Read Jay Price's reporting on the recent name change.

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Jay Price, Military Reporter, 瓜神app

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Celeste Headlee

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Jay Price

Jay Price has specialized in covering the military for nearly a decade.

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Rachel McCarthy

Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at 瓜神app as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

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