Vehicles pass a sign for Fort Liberty, an Army installation near Fayetteville, N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The name was changed from Fort Bragg in 2023, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order Monday, Feb. 10, 2024, changing it back, in honor of World War II veteran Roland L. Bragg of Maine. It was originally named for Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, a North Carolina native. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, responds to reporters' questions before the start of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)This undated photo provided by the Bragg family shows Pfc. Roland L. Bragg. A Pentagon spokesman said Monday, Feb. 10 2025, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was renaming a special operations force base to honor Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, who he said was a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and the Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge. (Bragg family via AP)FILE - An honor guard displays the colors of Fort Bragg as a part of the ceremony to rename Fort Bragg, June 2, 2023 in Fort Liberty, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)FILE - Lt. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue, front right, takes part of the Casing of the Colors during a renaming ceremony, June 2, 2023, in Fort Liberty, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)
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Vehicles pass a sign for Fort Liberty, an Army installation near Fayetteville, N.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The name was changed from Fort Bragg in 2023, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an order Monday, Feb. 10, 2024, changing it back, in honor of World War II veteran Roland L. Bragg of Maine. It was originally named for Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, a North Carolina native. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
