Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to current and prospective Black service members. The change was part of a broad Department of Defense initiative, motivated by the 2020 George Floyd protests, to rename military installations that had been named after confederate soldiers. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/fort-bragg-becomes-fort-liberty-us-army-base-renaming-initiative/507-c90682a2-18f4-4857-b502-8570561a124b