US Army Bases Across the Country Get Renamed to Honor Heroes and Remove Confederate References.

Fort Hood, a U.S. Army installation in Central Texas, will be renamed Fort Cavazos in honor of Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a Texas-born hero of the Korean and Vietnam wars who was the first Hispanic to reach the rank of four-star general in the U.S. Army. The redesignation ceremony will take place on May 9, 2023, and will be streamed live online. Fort Hood is one of nine U.S. Army installations being redesignated based on the Naming Commission’s recommendations to remove the names, symbols, displays, monuments and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America.