Ft Hood May Honor First Latino Four Star General With Name Change

The commission in charge of finding a new name for Fort Hood has made their recommendation and submitted Fort Cavazos to Congress for approval.

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General Richard Cavazos proudly served in the United States Army for 33 years, his historic first is the reason he was considered for the name change.

National Defense Authorization Act

The effort to change the name began following the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act on January 1, 2021. Fort Hood is one of 10 military establishments named after a Confederate leader. The passing of the National Defense Authorization Act allowed for the renaming of all 10 bases to be changed by the year 2024.

Fort Hood

Fort Hood got it's name in in 1942 after Brigadier General A.D. Bruce was assigned to develop a new tank destroyer division. He chose Killeen, Texas and would name the new division Fort Hood, after Confederate General John Bell Hood.

Renaming Fort Hood

Renaming Fort Hood has been a controversial conversation over the last couple of years, with many people saying they should just leave it as is because, "you can't rewrite history". Ohers want a new name that doesn't reflect America's racist history.

Here were the names being considered:

- MSG Roy P. Benavidez
- Gen. Richard E. Cavazos
- LTC Harold Cohen
- SFC Eduardo C. Gomez
- 1LT Audie Murphy
- SSG Ruben Rivers
- SFC Paul R. Smith
- Gen. Donn A. Starry
- BG Charles Young
- Fort Central Texas
- Fort Courage

General Richard E. Cavazos

According to The National Museum of the United States Army, Richard E. Cavazos was born in 1929 in Kingsville, Texas and joined the Army in 1951. He served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and would be the first Hispanic brigadier general in 1976 and then promoted to four-star general in 1982.

Congress is set to vote on the new name in October.

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