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‘My son died for liberty’: Gold Star mother points way to embrace post’s purpose

Community leaders tasked with recommending a new name for Fort Bragg had no shortage of options as they combed through the installation’s 100 years of history. The question that plagued local leaders throughout the renaming process, which so many struggled with amid an avalanche of suggestions, was: “How could you choose just one?”

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After months of preparation, name change for Fort Bragg becomes official next week

New signs leading onto the nation’s largest military installation will be covered ahead of June 2. 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.

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