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Fort Bragg to be renamed Fort Liberty, DoD orders process to be complete by the end of 2023

PRE News & Ideas | By Annette Weston

Published January 10, 2023 at 10:10 AM EST

Fort Bragg in North Carolina is one of 10 bases that are named after Confederate military leaders.

Fort Bragg will be no more by the end of the year.

Officials with the Department of Defense said the name will be changed to Fort Liberty, as part of the effort to remove Confederate names from places of honor in the United States.

Fort Bragg is one of nine Army bases that will have its name changed, and DoD officials say the bases and posts have until the end of 2023 to complete the process.

A report last year estimated it would cost more than $6 million to rename all of Fort Bragg's assets to Fort Liberty.

Annette Weston

Annette is an award-winning journalist based in Eastern North Carolina. Her career includes professional stops across the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southeast, recently culminating in a 2026 Region 8 Edward R. Murrow Award for Small Market Radio Best News Series for her work on the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Series. Guided by a passion for human-interest storytelling, she focuses on narratives that touch hearts and connect communities. A mother of four and grandmother of two, Annette enjoys reading and creating epic Halloween costumes in her spare time. If you have a story idea to share, please reach out by email to westona@cravencc.edu.

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