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The iconic long road that runs through Fort Bragg is changing its name from Longstreet Road back to its original, and historically correct, name, Long Street. The signage changes began
A look into the history of some of the Fayetteville area's longest operating restaurants.
How Fort Bragg, the Largest Military Base in the US Today, Got Its Start a Century Ago Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg and Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing train together during exercise Predictable Iron. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Jade Dubiel) While looking for a place to start a new artillery training camp in June 1918, Col. Edward P. King stopped in a little town in North Carolina called Fayetteville. He and his partner, an official from the U.S. forestry service, stopped their search. Why the two men chose the site to establish what was then known as ...
These are some of the service members whose names are found on the nation’s largest military installation: Pope Field is named after 1st Lt. Harley H. Pope on April 1, 1919. Pope and his crewman, Sgt. Walter W. Fleming, were killed Jan. 7, 1919, after their plane crashed into the Cape Fear River. Pike Field is named for Lt. Col. Emory J. Pike, a Medal of Honor recipient who served during World War I. Butner Road and Butner Primary are named after Maj. Gen. Henry W. Butner, a North Carolinian who served during World War I. Gruber Road is named after Brig. Gen. Edmund L. Gruber, an arti...
Share This: Fort Bragg is the home of the 82nd Airborne and Special Operations. Fort Bragg in North Carolina and other bases bearing Confederate names must be renamed within three years, according to a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2021. The $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act passed the House earlier last week and the Senate on Friday. It includes a three percent pay raise for military members. President Donald Trump has threatened to veto the legislation over its provision to change the names of bases named after Confederates and an unrelated Intern...