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Texas Army base Fort Hood is renamed for Hispanic 4-star general Richard Cavazos

Traffic flows past a welcome sign at Fort Hood, which is being renamed in honor of Richard Edward Cavazos, the Army's first Hispanic four-star general. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

One of the U.S. military's largest bases has been renamed after the Army's first Hispanic four-star general.

Fort Hood, located about 70 miles north of Austin, Texas, was redesignated on Tuesday as Fort Cavazos in honor of the late Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a Texas native who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

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