Ft. Hood to officially drop its Confederate name and become Ft. Cavazos

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I am glad that we are going to change the name of this military installation from being named as a traitor to being named for a true hero.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/fort-hood-drops-confederate-name-fort-cavazos-may-9-rcna76561?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_lw

Fort Hood, the sprawling Army base in Central Texas, will be officially renamed Fort Cavazos on May 9, base officials announced Friday.

From that day on, Fort Hood will carry the name of Gen. Richard Cavazos, a highly decorated war veteran who was the first Latino four-star general and first Latino brigadier general. It currently bears the name of a Confederate general, John Bell Hood.

The name change was recommended by the Department of Defense's Naming Commission, which was created in 2021 after Congress ordered in a defense spending bill the removal of all imagery and titles honoring the Confederacy. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin ordered the commission's recommended name change last October.

"We are proud to be renaming Fort Hood as Fort Cavazos in recognition of an outstanding American hero, a veteran of the Korea and Vietnam wars and the first Hispanic to reach the rank of four-star general in our Army," Lt. Gen. Sean Bernabe, commanding general of the III Armored Corps and Fort Hood in a statement.

"General Cavazos' combat proven leadership, his moral character and his loyalty to his soldiers and their families, made him the fearless, yet respected and influential leader that he was during the time he served and beyond," Bernabe stated.

[gay texan]

1. I honestly didn't know that's what

That base was named for.

[BigOleDummy]

2. There are more too

Fort Bragg
Fort Benning
Fort Lee
Fort Gordon
Fort A.P. Hill
Fort Pickett
Fort Polk
Fort Rucker

And its about time! The U.S. Military has historically been in the lead about racial equality. Yes, there are and have been periods of discrimination and bigotry. Yes, some individuals serving and who served are racist BUT officially the Army and Marine Corps (especially) have been leaders in the fight against bigotry.