fort bragg

Southern peace activists help soldiers become conscientious objectors

By Olivia Paschal

January 17, 2020 - With the United States’ forever wars in the Middle East threatening to expand to Iran, peace activists in North Carolina, near the world’s largest U.S. military base, report a spike in interest from service members interested in learning how to get out.

Human Rights

Sikh temple shooter was an Army veteran, white-power musician with NC ties

By Sue Sturgis

August 6, 2012 - Reportedly a psy ops specialist, Wade Michael Page was also a frustrated neo-Nazi and the leader of a racist white-power band based in North Carolina.

Environment

Is drywall made of coal ash tied to baby deaths at North Carolina Army base?

By Sue Sturgis

December 1, 2010 - A 5-month-old baby who had been living in on-base housing a

Which bases have lost the most soldiers in Iraq?

By Chris Kromm

June 21, 2007 - U.S. Fatalities in Iraq by Military Base

"The Cost of War"

By Chris Kromm

November 5, 2005 - I'm off to present a workshop on "The Social Cost of War" at a NC Council of Churches conference in Fayetteville, N.C. (home of Fort Bragg). If you're in the area, come on by!

Base Closings and the South

By Chris Kromm

May 13, 2005 - A Special Report from Facing South and the Institute for Southern Studies The Pentagon announced today its much-anticipated list of recommended base closures -- 180 military installations in all, a move the Department of Defense says will save almost $50 billion over 20 years.