Fort Hood could be renamed Fort Cavazos, after first Hispanic four-star general

Fort Hood in Texas should be renamed Fort Cavazos after Gen. Richard Cavazos, the first Latino brigadier and four-star general, the Naming Commission recommends.

Fort Hood, the sprawling Central Texas Army post, should be renamed Fort Cavazos, after Gen. Richard Cavazos, a highly decorated war veteran who was the first Latino brigadier and four-star general, a congressional commission recommended Tuesday.

The Naming Commission was created to rename nine Army posts and other military assets that bear the names of people who voluntarily fought for the Confederacy.

Fort Hood is named for Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood, who commanded the Texas Brigade in the Civil War.

Cavazos earned the Silver Star and Distinguished Service Cross for leading the Puerto Rican regiment “The Borinqueers” during the Korean War and later in Vietnam, along with several other honors.

“As a young lieutenant in Korea, he led his company on three separate charges of an enemy position, returned to the field five times to evacuate his wounded soldiers before allowing medics to treat his wounds for that action,” Ty Seidule, a retired Army brigadier general who is vice chair of the commission, said of Cavazos.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/fort-hood-renamed-fort-cavazos-first-hispanic-four-star-general-rcna30317


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