Fort Bragg Changes Name , as Part of Army Base’s Rebranding.<br />Fort Bragg got rid of its Confederate namesake on June 2, AP reports. .<br />It will now be known as Fort Liberty.<br />The change occurred as part of a Department of Defense initiative to rename certain military installations , following Black Lives Matter demonstrations <br />in the wake of George Floyd's murder. .<br />Congress appointed a naming commission that visited a handful of military bases and gathered input from community members.<br />We were given a mission, we accomplished that mission and we made ourselves better. , Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Liberty, via statement.<br />According to retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule, the new name was selected because "liberty remains the greatest American value.".<br />Fayetteville in 1775 signed one of the first accords declaring our willingness to fight for liberty and freedom from <br />Great Britain. Liberty has always been ingrained in this area, Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Liberty, via statement.<br />Fort Liberty is one of the world's <br />biggest military installations.<br />It will reportedly cost $8 million to rename. .<br />Other military bases will be renamed in honor of "Black soldiers, U.S. presidents and trailblazing women," AP reports
