![]() The local effort is part of a larger, Defense Department-wide review that was led by a government commission created by Congress in 2021. The name change culminates an effort that has been in the works for well over a year and included a post-wide review to identify the names of streets, buildings and other facilities that also may have paid homage to those who fought against the United States in the Civil War. ![]() Instead, the federal government is dropping the name “Bragg,” which was taken from Confederate Gen. That’s the day officials have chosen for the end of Fort Bragg, a storied military post that has long been an economic and cultural driver of Fayetteville and the North Carolina Sandhills and a key cog in America’s national defense strategy.īut the sprawling installation, which covers more than 251 square miles and is home to approximately 51,000 service members and thousands of civilian employees and contractors, is not going anywhere. New signs leading onto the nation’s largest military installation will be covered ahead of June 2. ![]()
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