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00000178-140d-ddcb-affb-d6edf08b0000One hundred years ago, the U.S. Army established Camp Bragg in the forests of the North Carolina sandhills. It was a primitive training ground where artillery soldiers prepared to fight World War I.In 1922, Fort Bragg was designated as a permanent Army post. In the decades since, it's grown to become the largest military installation in the country.To mark a century of history at Fort Bragg, WUNC and the Fayetteville Observer collaborated on a year-long series sharing personal stories from soldiers, veterans, and community members.We also hosted storytelling sessions November 4, 2017 and August 18, 2018 at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville. The free public events featured a curated hour of your stories, as told by veterans, active duty service members, and other people in the Fort Bragg community. Fort Bragg Stories is a production of WUNC's American Homefront Project, a national reporting initiative about the lives of military personnel and veterans. It's made possible through support from our listeners and from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.You can use an interactive timeline to navigate through stories from World War II to the present day.This series is also available as a podcast.