Fort Hood Is Renamed Fort Cavazos as Army Sheds Confederate Legacy
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Fort Hood, the third-largest U.S. military base, was renamed Fort Cavazos on Tuesday to honor a Hispanic American Army leader rather than a Confederate general.The base is now named after Gen.Richard Edward Cavazos, the nation's first Hispanic American four-star general and brigadier general.He served in the Korean and Vietnam wars, the U.S. Army said in a statement.
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