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Coverage dated October 7, 2022

US Changing Name of Fort Hood to Honor Hispanic General

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

U.S. Army base Fort Hood, named for a Confederate major general who led troops into battle against the United States during the Civil War, will be renamed for a Latino postwar four-star Army general. The new name will honor Gen.

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Texas Fort Hood to be renamed for US army’s first Latino four-star general (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The facility, named for the late retired general Richard Cavazos, will become the first to honor a Latino service member

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    US Changing Name of Fort Hood to Honor Hispanic General (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    U.S. Army base Fort Hood, named for a Confederate major general who led troops into battle against the United States during the Civil War, will be renamed for a Latino postwar four-star Army general. The new name will honor Gen.

  3. KCEN Waco

    Fort Hood set to be renamed after Texas’ first Hispanic four-star general (opens KCEN Waco)

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    KCEN Waco's feed description

    Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin accepted the Naming Commission’s change and announced it would take place by Jan. 1, 2024.

  4. The Eagle

    Fort Hood set to be renamed after Richard Cavazos, Texas’ first Hispanic four-star general (opens The Eagle)

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    The Eagle's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Defense is set to change the name of Texas’ Fort Hood, America’s largest active-duty armored military post, to pay homage to a four-star Hispanic general instead

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