Roland L. Bragg
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Roland Leon Bragg was an American Army paratrooper during World War II. Bragg was awarded the Silver Star, the United States Army's third-highest military decoration for valor in combat, for "conspicu
Memorandum signed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth renaming Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg in honor of Roland L. Bragg
Pete Hegseth
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Peter Brian Hegseth is an American government official, veteran, and former television personality who has served as the 29th United States secretary of defense since 2025.
Roland L. Bragg
…Roland L. Bragg's name was one of thousands submitted by the public before the naming commission's decision. In February 2025 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum restoring the name "Fort Bragg", this time honoring Private First Class Bragg, rather than the original eponym. A formal base…
Official portrait, 2025
Princeton University, where Hegseth studied (pictured in 2019)
Hegseth speaking at the Defend Freedom Tour in 2013
Hegseth interviewing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Fox & Friends in March 2020