In a ceremony Tuesday, the Army base received its new name honoring Gen. Richard Cavazos, a Texas-born Mexican American who serves as a lasting inspiration.
On Tuesday, U.S. Army base Fort Hood officially became Fort Cavazos. The change is one of nine Army installations being renamed to remove Confederate-affiliated names and symbols.
Fort Hood in Central Texas was redesignated Fort Cavazos on Tuesday, renamed after Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a Texas-born hero of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, named after a Confederate general and long plagued by a series of suicides, homicides and fatal accidents, will be renamed on Tuesday after the Army s