Base Names

Historians said the renamings – like the removal of many Confederate statues in recent years – are part of a more accurate understanding of the Confederacy.

Fort Hood, the sprawling Army base in Central Texas, will be redesignated Fort Cavazos May 9. The new name honors the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general.

With the call for changing the names of 10 Southern military bases gaining momentum in Washington, the question is starting to arise in Washington - and…