Posted on 06/18/2025 6:03:48 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
Fort Cavazos is returning to its original name, Fort Hood
In 2023, President Joe Biden chose to rename posts across the country that honored Confederate soldiers
Now, President Donald Trump is erasing that recent change
FORT HOOD, Texas - The United States Army reinstated the names of seven posts, including one historic site in Central Texas.
Fort Cavazos is returning to its original name, Fort Hood.
Why is the post changing back to Fort Hood?
What they're saying
"We never served at Cavasos," said Lee Opacki, who previously served at Fort Hood. "I never served at Fort Cavasos, but I did do two rotations at Fort Hood, so it's kind of a mixed feeling."
The army post in Killeen, Texas, has been operating under the title of Fort Cavazos since 2023.
"Originally, I was against the Cavasos name change from Fort Hood because I served here, and many of my soldiers and predecessors served here," said Opacki. "As I started researching about General Cavasos and his lineage, I started to understand why it was important to name it that."
Under the previous administration, President Joe Biden chose to rename posts across the country that honored Confederate soldiers. Now, President Donald Trump is erasing that recent change.
Although these stations' initial titles will be restored, it will be in recognition of different service members with the same last names.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
For example, Fort Hood was originally named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, and it will now pay tribute to Colonel Robert B. Hood, who received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism during World War I.
Never called it anything else.
YES!
Ft. Hood, may it always be so.
Bump
Who is the new Hood?
will hookers still be called hookers?
TO HELL WITH WOKE SHTSTAIN DEMS
The Dramacrats.
CAVAZOS WAS IMPORTANT TO THIS GUY? WHY?
I work in Hood County, Texas and didn’t know the history. It is highly expensive and disruptive to change legacy names for public place that have been ensconced in history and common language. These changes are completely unnecessary.
The last Adminstration had a commission, then big ceremonies to celebrate the name change. This Administration just said do it, now. You’ll still see some old names here and there for a bit, but the web sites have changed and they’re changing the signs.
Frankly, I wouldn’t name anything after John Bell Hood even if I was a Confederate. He was a reckless general who destroyed armies.
Excellent. More of Biden’s woke historical vandalism undone.
Bob Hood.
Gen. Cavazos was a dedicated combat infantry soldier and on-the-ground leader in Korea and in VN, who became the first Hispanic four star. He should have been honored with his name on something, but not as a woke replacement for a historic figure. By using him to do this, Biden disgraced both himself and Cavazos.
LOL. Same with Braxton Bragg… he was hated by his soldiers and destroyed his own army. I always thought the US Army was just messing with the admirers of the Confederacy by naming forts after those two losers.
Hood was a solid division commander promoted beyond his level of competence to being a corps commander. This story is not uncommon in military history. I would rather have named the fort after the outstanding General Patrick Cleburne who was killed personally leading a doomed assault Hood ordered.
Fort Hood...Fort Bragg...no naval vessels named after rapists of little boys...Triborough Bridge...Tappan Zee Bridge...Cleveland Indians...Washington Redskins...
re: “Under the previous administration, President Joe Biden chose to rename posts across the country that honored Confederate soldiers.”
In downtown Dallas, they hauled away Gen. Lee from Lee Park when the BLM was a burr up everyone’s arse ...
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