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A congressional commission has proposed changing the name of Fort Hood in Texas, which now honors a Confederate general, for Richard Cavazos, the first Hispanic four-star general. (Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

Congress

Commission proposes new names for bases that now honor Confederates

The new honorees would include a Black hero of World War I who died in poverty after being denied veterans benefits

By Mark Satter
Posted May 24, 2022 at 6:55pm