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Just two years after being renamed Fort Cavazos, the U.S. Army base in Central Texas has reverted to its original name — Fort Hood. Last month, President Donald Trump announced his intent to restore ...
Weeks after Fort Cavazos changed back to Fort Hood, a Texas school district could be following a similar path by returning ...
The renaming of Fort Cavazos to Fort Hood isn't quite as simple as the stroke of a pen. In fact, we're learning it will be weeks before it becomes official. During a speech at Fort Bragg on June ...
After two years being named after the late Texas Gen. Richard Cavazos, the sprawling Central Texas Army post that the general once commanded was officially redesignated Monday in honor of ...
Cavazos rotated back to the United States in 1953, and was assigned to Fort Hood. Reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel, Cavazos deployed to Vietnam in 1967 – where he commanded the 1st ...
FORT HOOD, Texas -- Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, named after a Confederate general and long plagued by a series of suicides, homicides and fatal accidents, will be renamed on Tuesday after the ...
Fort Hood has removed the Fort Cavazos sign as part of its official redesignation honoring WWI hero Col. Robert B. Hood. ... Author: Ethan Love Published: 3:09 PM CDT June 17, 2025 ...
Set to take place at 9 a.m., the Fort Hood ceremony will be more than a month late, after garrison and III Armored Corps leaders received the order to immediately ditch the use of the Fort Cavazos ...
Fort Cavazos has been redesignated as Fort Hood to honor WWI hero Col. Robert B. Hood, an official renaming ceremony will be held at a later date.
Fort Hood, now Fort Cavazos, is being renamed after a Distinguished Service Cross recipient from World War I. Author: Jacob Wallin Published: 3:26 PM CDT June 11, 2025 Updated: 5:25 PM CDT June 11 ...
The Fort Hood Press Center said Friday morning that this comes in honor of a Texas-born hero of the Korean and Vietnam wars, Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos.