Fort Liberty
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On January 1, 2021, the United States Senate passed a veto override of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This new law mandated congress to establish a commission for the renaming of Department of Defense properties named after former confederate generals and leaders. In March of 2022, the commission published a list of 87 potential names for 9 army installations-- Fort Bragg (named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg) being among them.
In May 2022, the commission officially proposed that Fort Bragg change its name to Fort Liberty. The commission further gave the Pentagon until October 1, 2022, to accept the name change, which Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin did officially on October 6, 2022. Secretary Austin stated in the memorandum accepting the name change: " "In the words of Admiral Michelle M. Howard, the Naming Commission's chair, the commission's goal was to inspire Service members and military communities ‘with names or values that have meaning.’ The Department's implementation of the Commission's recommendations will do just that - and will give proud new names that are rooted in their local communities and that honor American heroes whose valor, courage, and patriotism exemplify the very best of the United States military."[24] This is particularly noteworthy because Fort Liberty will be the only installation in this change to not be named after a specific person or persons.
According to a memorandum published by the Pentagon, the new name changes will cost the Department of Defense $62.5 million. In particular, the change to Fort Liberty will cost the Department of Defense $6,374,230-- making it the most expensive name change.
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$62.5MM. That's more money than I have in my 401K.
Sounds like funds well-spent.
