Fort Hood renamed after Richard Cavazos, first Hispanic general in US Army
The renaming is part of recommendations to confront racial injustice and remove Confederate names, symbols and other paraphernalia from U.S. military installations and bases.
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The renaming is part of recommendations to confront racial injustice and remove Confederate names, symbols and other paraphernalia from U.S. military installations and bases.
Formerly Fort Hood, now Fort Cavazos, one of the Army’s largest bases changes its name from a Confederate general.
The redesignation of the installation is part of the military's larger effort to rename bases and other sites associated with the Confederacy. Cavazos is the Army's first Hispanic four-star general.
One of the U.S. military's largest bases has been renamed after the Army's first Hispanic four-star general.
The redesignation of the installation is part of the military's larger effort to rename bases and other sites associated with the Confederacy. Cavazos is the Army's first Hispanic four-star general.