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  • Fort Hood likely to be renamed for first Hispanic four-star general instead of Confederate general

    05/25/2022 7:45:28 PM PDT · by crusty old prospector · 105 replies
    ABC News ^ | May 25, 2022 | Jason Beeferman
    KILLEEN, Texas -- Fort Hood likely will be renamed Fort Cavazos after a blue-ribbon commission recommended that the Confederate-named Army base receive a new name along with eight other military bases nationwide.The Naming Commission, which was created by Congress and is responsible for recommending new names or removal of names and symbols that commemorate Confederate figures within the Department of Defense, called for Fort Hood to be named after Gen. Richard Cavazos, a native Texan and the Army's first Hispanic four-star general.The Army's largest active-duty armored post, with about 40,000 soldiers, was named after Gen. John Bell Hood, who led...
  • Fort Bragg to be renamed Fort Liberty among Army bases losing Confederate names

    05/24/2022 4:20:57 PM PDT · by tkocur · 55 replies
    ABC News ^ | May 24, 2022 | Luis Martinez and Mariam Khan
    A blue-ribbon commission has recommended new names for nine Army bases named after Confederate leaders, including Fort Bragg, which will be recommended to be renamed Fort Liberty, the panel disclosed Tuesday. The panel has recommended that another eight Army bases be renamed for a diverse group of individuals with ties to the Army. ABC News was first to report the full list of recommended names by the Congressional Naming Commission created by Congress to suggest name changes by 2023 for U.S. military installations named after Confederate generals and leaders. Congress and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin must approve the nine naming...