Fort Hood Army base in Texas is renamed for Hispanic 4-star general Richard Cavazos
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One of the nation's largest military bases has dropped the name of a Confederate general and is now known as Fort Cavazos, in honor of the Army's first Latino four-star general.
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Larita Shotwell
Update: 2024-06-13