The Army’s Fort Hood gets new name for
wokeness sake. Here’s who gets the honor.

I served at Fort Hood and will always refer to it by that title.

The army finally caved in to the wackos snowflake liberals.

So, soon you can learn to fight at Fort Woke, and next at Fort Trans. Be sure to bring your rainbow flag. Be all you can be.

What ??? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. There's no Fort Biden ???

While renaming bases for "woke reasons" is a bad idea, naming a faciltiy for General Cavazos isn't a bad idea. He served our nation with honor, being awarded two Distingished Service Crosses (in Korea and Vietnam). It's better than naming it after some armchair Pentagon goofball. Korea: The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Richard E. Cavazos (O-64593), First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while as Company Commander of Company E, 2d Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. First Lieutenant Cavazos distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against enemy aggressor forces in the vicinity of Sagimak, Korea, on the night of 14 June 1953. On that date, Lieutenant Cavazos led his men in a raid on the entrenched enemy upon whom heavy casualties were inflicted. When a heavy barrage was laid on the position by the enemy, Lieutenant Cavazos withdrew the company and regrouped his men. Lieutenant Cavazos three times led the company through the heavy barrage in assaults on the enemy position, each time destroying vital enemy equipment and personnel. When the United Nations element was ordered to withdraw, Lieutenant Cavazos remained alone on the enemy outpost to search the area for missing men. Exposed to heavy hostile fire, Lieutenant Cavazos located five men who had been wounded in the action. He evacuated them, one at a time, to a point on the reverse slope of the hill from which they could be removed to the safety of the friendly lines. Lieutenant Cavazos then made two more trips between the United Nations position and the enemy-held hill searching for casualties and evacuating scattered groups of men who had become confused. Not until he was assured that the hill was cleared did he allow treatment of his own wounds sustained during the action. Vietnam: The Distinguished Service Cross (First Oak Leaf Cluster) is presented to Richard E. Cavazos, Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. Lieutenant Colonel Cavazos distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 30 October 1967 while, as battalion commander, he led his unit on a search and destroy operation in a large rubber plantation near Loc Ninh. One of his companies was making a reconnaissance when it suddenly began receiving heavy fire from a Viet Cong battalion in well-entrenched positions on the slope of a hill. Colonel Cavazos immediately led his other elements forward and engaged the enemy forces as they began assaulting the company. Constantly exposed to savage hostile fire and shrapnel from exploding grenades, he moved among his troops directing a counterattack. As the Viet Cong broke contact and fled to their fortified positions on the hillside, Colonel Cavazos called for air strikes and artillery fire on the crest and forward slopes of the hill in order to cut off the insurgents' line of retreat. When the fighting reached such close quarters that supporting fire could no longer be used, he completely disregarded his own safety and personally led a determined assault on the enemy positions. The assault was carried out with such force and aggressiveness that the Viet Cong were overrun and fled their trenches. Colonel Cavazos then directed artillery fire on the hilltop, and the insurgents were destroyed as they ran. His brilliant leadership in the face of grave danger resulted in maximum enemy casualties and the capture of many hostile weapons. Lieutenant Colonel Cavazos' extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.

Huh. I had my money on Fort Jorgenson. As in Christine.

At least it's not Fort Hasan.

#5. Though I was AF, I heard from Army classmates years ago about General Cavazos as a Lieutenant. During his time in Korea, he was ordered at the end of his company tour to report to battalion for a staff job. While saying goodbye to his troops, one of the NCOs said to him, "Sir, you're just like the others, filling your square with the troops before moving on to better things". On hearing that, Cavazos chose to stay with his company.

Just spare us and get right to the point. Fort Tranny. Fort Diversity Fort Inclusion Fort Woke Fort ACAB Fort Climate Change Fort Abortion Fort Defund the Police Fort Hate America

Well, on the bright side, at least they didn't rename It Fort Nidal Hasan.

Fort Hood is just "Fort Whatitsname" now.

#7 beat me to it. I shoulda read the comments first. Sorry.

When Trump is re-elected, we are changing all the names back.

Look on the bright side folks. At least the Abbot and Costello of the Pentagon woke idiots Austin and Milley didn't rename it Fort Commanders.

It will take a long long time to erase the name "Fort Hood". Idiots.

It might sound petty, but one of the major things we need to do to get our country back is to rip down leftist monuments being created through renaming bases and government buildings, etc. No more freakin obozo elementary schools.

One guy was correct - General Cavazos himself would not have been in favor if this.

Well, I still call it Comiskey Park......

More anti white PC BS. Why don't we just kill off all of our military and let the Russians, Chi Coms and Islamofascists come in and totally destroy The USA? Will that satisfy the Dim Dems and left wing America hating commie scum?

This isn’t about honoring Cavazos, it’s about altering national history. When Ft. Hood was named, the Northern consciousness, which well remembered the Civil War with a greater intensity than any living person today, felt it was acceptable to honor a Southern General, not for rebellion or its causes, but for his devotion to military duty in the face of defeat AND to remind all that followed the consequences of rebellion whenever the name of Ft. Hood was spoken. For most people in the decades to come, they will call Ft. Cavazos, “Old Ft. Hood” with fondness of a time when history meant something, not a concept to be relabeled or repackaged by politicians looking to paper over the past, good or bad, and who are too ignorant or too too lazy to uphold history’s message to future generations. Naming away remembrance of our Nation’s greatest calamity and trial is a disservice to all Americans. Instead of learning, we forget.

I guess it's Fort Richard!