Ft. Bragg Stories
Ft. Bragg Stories uses personal narratives to explore life on and around this country's largest military base. This series is a collaboration between the Fayetteville Observer and 吉彩网网站's .
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Many soldiers who decide to leave the military put their training to use in civilian careers. James Quigg is no different, although his career choice is鈥� -
Sergeant Solomon Abanda proudly serves inthe 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, but his path to get there has been complicated. Born in Cameroon,鈥� -
The Fourth of July is a big deal at Fort Bragg, where the annual concert and fireworks display regularly draw a crowd of 40,000.Danny Sheckles is a鈥� -
Lieutenant ColonelFrankMiller served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam before retiring to Fayetteville torun a grocery store in the late 60s and early鈥� -
Each year,the men and women of Fort Bragg celebrate All-American Week, a time to showcase the valor and pride of the 82nd Airborne. But the鈥� -
Steven Moore has never served in the military, but for the past 16 years he's been serving the Fort Bragg community, specializing in the design of鈥� -
At 94, retired Command Sergeant Major Kenneth 鈥淩ock鈥� Merritt is something of a living legend in the Fort Bragg community.During World War II, Merritt was鈥� -
As a young man, David Goforth served in the National Guard throughout the 1980s. He enjoyed weekends practicing drills at Fort Bragg until he came upon a鈥� -
Debbie Crain and Laura Lauffer both grew up near Fort Bragg, both with fathers in the military. Crain's father fought in World War II, Lauffer's served in鈥� -
Laura Monk was a newlywed when she moved to Fort Bragg with her husband Austin in 2009. He deployed to Iraq shortly after. While serving overseas, he was鈥� -
Sergeant Major LaMonta Caldwell spent 31 years in the Army, deploying all over the world, but the 15 months he spent fighting in Afghanistan's Korengal鈥� -
Downtown Fayetteville has transformed since the 1960's and 70's, when Hay Street was synonymous with seedy bars and strip clubs, but for thousands of鈥�
