Laura Blevins, left, accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of her father, the late Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, from President Joe Biden in a White House ceremony on Jan. 3, 2025.

In keeping with that law, Fort Hood in 2023 was renamed for the late Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a native Texan, a Medal of Honor winner and the nation's first Hispanic four-star general.

Army personnel began removing "Fort Cavazos" from signage at the massive armored infantry post in Central Texas.

The Army post, originally named for Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood, was renamed in 2023 to honor Richard E. Cavazos, America's first Hispanic 4-star … ...

To rip this honor from Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, an American soldier who served with distinction in Vietnam and Korea is, for some of us, another national slap because we didn’t “win” our ...

Retired Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, with his wife Caroline in 2016, was a Medal of Honor winner and the nation's first Hispanic four-star general. He died in San Antonio in 2017.

The family of Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, for whom the fort was renamed in 2023, said the change was confirmed by a representative of the Army during a phone call made to the family, according to a ...

SAN ANTONIO — President Donald Trump has ordered seven U.S. Army bases to revert to their former names, including Texas’s Fort Cavazos in Killeen—restoring its previous title, Fort Hood. But ...

FORT HOOD, Texas — The new Fort Hood signage at the Frank W. Mayborn Gate was officially installed this morning. The signage, ...

Richard E. Cavazos, namesake of Fort Cavazos, was the first Hispanic American four-star general in the U.S. Army and a native Texan. Fort Hood changed its name to Fort Cavazos in May 2023.

Fort Hood was renamed in 2023 to Fort Cavazos, after Korean and Vietnam War veteran, Texas native and Medal of Honor recipient Richard E. Cavazos. Cavazos served as the III Corps commanding ...