The U.S. Army officially changed the name of Fort Hood army base to Fort Cavazos on Tuesday amid ongoing efforts to remove Confederate references within the U.S. military.
John Bell Hood, the base's original namesake, fought for the Confederacy. Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos fought in the Korean and Vietnam Wars for the U.S.
"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, III Armored Corps Commanding General said in a press release.
Here are some other name changes on the horizon:
- Fort Benning will become Fort Moore
- Fort Polk will become Fort Johnson
- Fort Bragg will become Fort Liberty
- Fort Gordon will become Fort Eisenhower
- Fort Lee will become Fort Gregg-Adams
- Fort Pickett will become Fort Barfoot
- Fort Rucker will be renamed to Fort Novosel
The reported cost of all the proposed changes is estimated to be more than $60 million.
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