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David Hodge's avatar

Thanks for another great article.

I'm of the mind that the General has more than earned his very own namesake. Rather than inheriting (or reinheriting) some secondhand afterthought of honor, celebrate the General in his own right.

To be fair - I don't think Hegseth specifically pointed out Fort Cavazos as "woke crap," and I have mixed emotions. Like you and so many others, I'm in awe of Cavazos legendary service.

I've never been in favor of any of the renamings. I included them with the desecrations and removal of statues of other historical landmarks because of our changing ideas of the past. History is history - we don't have to like all - or any - of who characters of the past were or what they did. History happened, so let it lie. Learn what we can from it, then move on and make our own.

Thanks for sharing Cavazos' rich history - he's been overlooked by so many Americans...unknown by so many that he and his family served and sacrificed for.

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Marion Case's avatar

Thank you for sharing this rich history of our once United States. I find all these renamings confusing, unnecessary and quite frankly, purely politically motivated.

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