Killeen-area residents are starting the year with a piece of big news: Fort Hoodâs name will be changing in the near future. Thanks to Fridayâs Senate override of President Donald Trumpâs veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, the clock is ticking on removing the names of Confederate leaders from U.S. military installations. That includes Fort Hood, which was named for Confederate General John Bell Hood. Both houses of Congress agreed to put the name-change language in the NDAA last summer, and President Trump vetoed the bill, partly because of his objection to the mandate. But now that Congress has overridden the presidentâs Dec. 23 veto, the move to rename the post is moving forward.