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 ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s .
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Billy Herring was seven years old when his family moved on to Fort Bragg in 1939, one of only three civilian families on post at the time. His father ran… -
Lorie Southerland didn’t know the Fort Bragg Fisher House existed until the day she needed it. Her son, Spc. Michael Rodriguez, had just been killed in… -
As a young lieutenant in 1969, Fred Black was one of a handful of African-American officers at Fort Bragg. He said racial tensions rarely came to a head… -
Mike Thomas was a young captain in the summer of 1990 when he got orders to deploy to Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Shield. After spending nine… -
Ft. Bragg Stories uses personal narratives to explore life on and around this country's largest military base. And, now it's available as a podcast on… -
On Veterans Day, ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ presents stories recorded during a live storytelling event at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, NC. The… -
North Carolina is home to the largest U.S. military installation in the world by population. It employs more than 50,000 military and close to 30,000… -
North Carolina is home to the largest U.S. military installation in the world by population. It employs more than 50,000 military and close to 30,000…
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Retired Army Colonel Fred Black came to Fort Bragg as a second lieutenant platoon leader in 1968. He remembers the sense of pride and accomplishment among… -
William Weaver was one of 14 students who integrated West High School in Knoxville, Tenn., in 1964. He struggled at first, but with help regained his footing and earned a scholarship to college.
