Dem Bosain@midwest.social to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoTIL that Fort Bragg isn't named after a Confederate general anymore. It's named after a private from WWII who's claim to fame is having the same last name as a Confederate general.en.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1143
arrow-up1143external-linkTIL that Fort Bragg isn't named after a Confederate general anymore. It's named after a private from WWII who's claim to fame is having the same last name as a Confederate general.en.m.wikipedia.orgDem Bosain@midwest.social to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareBonus @lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 hours agoThanks to Hegseth renaming it back and coming up with that bullshit. In May 2022, the commission officially recommended that Fort Bragg be renamed to Fort Liberty On 10 February 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum directing the U.S. Army to rename Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Bragg#Name_changes
Thanks to Hegseth renaming it back and coming up with that bullshit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Bragg#Name_changes