Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the North Carolina military base formerly called Fort Bragg will once again carry that name after it was changed to Fort Liberty by the Biden administration.

In a memorandum signed by Hegseth, the old name of the base was restored. However, instead of being named after Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, it is being renamed after Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II soldier who earned the Silver Star after driving a stolen German ambulance 20 miles to an Allied hospital during the Battle of the Bulge, which took place just over 80 years ago.

“Fort Bragg is back,” Hegseth proclaimed.

Fort Bragg was founded as an artillery training ground in 1918, named after Braxton Bragg, who was born in North Carolina. The choice of the name was unique, as Braxton Bragg is widely considered one of the worst generals of the Civil War. He lost nearly every major engagement he took part in.

It was repurposed during World War II and the Cold War as the home of airborne and special operations forces and currently houses the famous 75th Ranger Regiment and 82nd Airborne Division. The base has expanded into one of the largest military bases on Earth, with 52,000 military personnel.

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The base became a target of the Biden administration’s initiative to rename all military installations that bore the names of Confederate military generals, largely in response to the riots surrounding the death of George Floyd. It was renamed Fort Liberty after a ceremony in the summer of 2023.

President Donald Trump previously vowed to change the names of military installations back. However, Fort Bragg represents a compromise, possibly due to Braxton Bragg’s poor historical record.