President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have both criticized a 2021 law that banned the naming of military bases after confederate generals.

Summary

Army officials are exploring ways to rename Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg without violating laws prohibiting Confederate names.

Fort Bragg, originally named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, was changed in 2023 following a congressional mandate. Trump vowed to reverse the change, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fueled speculation.

One option under consideration is renaming it after another soldier named Bragg.

Costs for the initial renaming exceeded $6 million.

  • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
    31·
    2 days ago

    Because as much as Americans cosplay caring about wounded veterans, the truth is that they are just the slag byproduct of the profitability of war. A token effort is made to placate the loudest of them while the rest are quietly pushed into the dim corners of our economy, being told they should be proud of their minimum wage job at Home Depot while they privately drink themselves to death.

    • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
      9·
      2 days ago

      Bingo. Republicans love sending them to get fucked up and hate taking care of the survivors. The democrats at least keep the lights on at VA clinics but that pales in comparison to the slashing of funds by the Republicans.

        • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          2 days ago

          Isn’t it weird how the monsters on the right use phrases like “support the troops” in nearly the exact fucking opposite way most people would interpret that to mean?

          In their use of that term, it’s aimed at anyone taking issue with the foreign adventures some Republican President is scheming to get us into…as far as actually supporting them once they are used up and thrown away, well fuck that, I guess.