Fort Hood Renamed in Honor of Hispanic Four-Star General Richard Cavazos

Fort Hood, one of the largest US military bases, has been renamed Fort Cavazos in honor of the late Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, the Army's first Hispanic four-star general. The redesignation is part of an effort by the Department of Defense to rename military bases and other sites with titles linked to members of the Confederacy. Cavazos, who was raised in Texas, served in the Korean and Vietnam wars and eventually ascended to the rank of four-star general. The hope is that the installation's new name will also usher in a new culture at the troubled base.