Fort Hood is officially renamed Fort Cavazos after the first Latino four-star general

A government contractor in front of the Clear Creek access control point in preparations for the base's new name as Fort Cavazos.After more than eight decades, Fort Hood's name was changed Tuesday to Fort Cavazos in honor of Gen. Richard Cavazos, a Texas-born decorated war veteran who was the first Latino four-star general and the first Latino brigadier general.“There is no better namesake for our installation than Richard E. Cavazos,” said Lt. Gen.

Cavazos, who died in 2017 at 78, grew up on a cattle ranch in Kingsville, Texas, and was of Mexican American heritage. He commanded the III Armored Corps and took on numerous assignments as he rose through the ranks in a career that spanned 33 years. Ramiro Cavazos, whose father was a first cousin to the late four-star general, attended the renaming ceremony Tuesday.

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