One of the nation's largest military bases has dropped the name of a Confederate general and is now known as Fort Cavazos, in honor of the Army's first Latino four-star general. A U.S. Army post in ...

(The Hill) — The Defense Department on Tuesday officially renamed Fort Hood to Fort Cavazos, honoring the nation’s first Hispanic four-star general who served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. The ...

Fort Hood Army base in Texas has officially been renamed in honor of the Army's first Hispanic four-star general. The base's name was changed to Fort Cavazos in honor of Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a ...

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A U.S. Army post in Texas once known as Fort Hood is not called that anymore. The Army dropped the name of a Confederate general who lost several big battles as his side lost the Civil War. So the ...

One of the U.S. military’s largest bases has been renamed after the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. Fort Hood, located about 70 miles north of Austin, Texas, was redesignated on Tuesday as ...