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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 ...
For two years, the armored infantry post honored Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a Texas native and Medal of Honor winner. No longer.
Fort Hood, formerly Fort Cavazos, was officially renamed as of June 11. To commemorate this, officials held a renaming ...
It is now named for Col. Robert B. Hood, a Kansas native commissioned in the Army in 1917 who served with the 12th Field ...
FORT HOOD, Texas — The Army post in Killeen reverted to the name Fort Hood in a brief ceremony Monday morning, ending a two-year stint as Fort Cavazos. Col. Mark McClellan and Command Sgt. Maj ...
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 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 ...
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.
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.