Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin accepted the Naming Commission’s change and announced it would take place by Jan. 1, 2024.
that derive their names from Confederate figures are also slated to have their names changed.
“The names of these installations and facilities should inspire all those who call them home, fully reflect the history and the values of the United States, and commemorate the best of the republic that we are all sworn to protect,” Austin said in the memo. Fort Hood houses around 40,000 soldiers. It was permanently established in 1950 and was named after Gen. John Bell Hood, who spearheaded the Confederate Army’s Texas brigade at the time of the Civil War. The fort is in Bell County, where 26.5% of residents are Hispanic.Born during the Great Depression, Cavazos grew up on his family’s Texas ranch. From an early age, he showed devotion to the Army by enrolling in the ROTC program at what is now Texas Tech University immediately after high school.
Years later, he returned to his original ROTC program, but as a professor of military science. But that wasn’t the end of his time on the battlefield. In the Vietnam War, Cavazos frequently led the front of his infantry battalion. His actions in Vietnam earned him another service cross. Disclosure: Texas Tech University has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune’s journalism. Find a complete
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