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... The base had long been called Fort Bragg in honor of a Confederate general, but it was changed in 2023 following a congressional mandate to reconsider names tied to leaders of a military that had taken up arms against its own country. Hegseth, in a bit of a sleight of hand, chose another Bragg for the renaming, this time World War II hero Pvt. 1st Class Roland L. Bragg.

The removal of Confederate names from Army bases was criticized by President Donald Trump and the GOP, who cited it as a waste of money and an erasing of tradition. Today, the GOP is also spending taxpayer dollars to erase traditions, but this time it is taking aim at diversity, equity and inclusion.

"I used to walk past my great-great-grandfather's picture all the time," said Denise Rucker Krepp, a cousin of Confederate Col. Edmund Winchester Rucker who had several family members who fought in the Civil War. "And I was always just puzzled that a guy who fought for the Confederacy and helped lead the Confederacy was hanging in the Capitol."

She and other Rucker family members worked to remove their family's name from Army bases and congressional halls. Trump has promised to undo her work. ...