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Camp Bragg was established in 1918 as an artillery training ground. The Chief of Field Artillery, General William J. Snow, was seeking an area having suitable terrain, adequate water, rail facilities, and a climate suitable for year-round training, and he decided that the area now known as Fort Liberty met all of the desired criteria. [5]
Fort Bragg (1918), in North Carolina, named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg, was redesignated Fort Liberty on 2 June 2023 in honor of liberty [14] Fort Gordon (1917), near Augusta, Georgia, named for Confederate General John Brown Gordon, was redesignated Fort Eisenhower on 27 October 2023 in honor of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the ...
Fayetteville (/ ˈ f eɪ ə t v ɪ l, ˈ f ɛ d v ɪ l / FAY-ət-vil, FED-vil) [8] is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. [9] It is best known as the home of Fort Liberty, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city.
“The first question that I asked: Should we change the name from Fort Liberty back… Trump vows to restore Confederate general’s name to NC military base Skip to main content
Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and ...
My own first pick: Gen. Gavin. I started my process as a proponent for Gen. “Jumping” Jim Gavin, a World War II airborne icon, as the namesake for the post.
Hoke County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,082. [1] Its county seat is Raeford. [2] The county is home to part of the Fort Liberty military reservation.
The 4th Reserve Officers' Training Corps Brigade is a United States Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps brigade based in Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Battalions [ edit ]