June 2 (Reuters) - Fort Bragg, the U.S. Army base in North Carolina that is among the world's largest military installations, was formally renamed Fort Liberty on Friday, part of a broader effort to rechristen bases named for Confederate officers.
In a video on Friday announcing the change, the Army said the base is the only one to be named after a value, rather than a person.
"No value has proven more integral to the United States and the history of its military than liberty," the video said.
Established in 1918, the North Carolina base was originally named for General Braxton Bragg, who served in the Confederate Army during the 19th-century U.S. Civil War.
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