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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, May 9, 2025, marks the second anniversary of the |
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| 8 | 9 | | naming of Fort Cavazos in Central Texas; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Situated between Killeen and Copperas Cove, Fort |
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| 10 | 11 | | Cavazos was previously known as Fort Hood; it was renamed in tribute |
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| 11 | 12 | | to U.S. Army General Richard Edward Cavazos, a sixth-generation |
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| 12 | 13 | | Texan who was the first Latino to serve as a four-star U.S. Army |
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| 13 | 14 | | general and brigadier general; the third-largest U.S. military |
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| 14 | 15 | | base, the installation is home to the III Armored Corps |
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| 15 | 16 | | Headquarters and the 1st Cavalry Division, and it trains and |
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| 16 | 17 | | deploys Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers in support of |
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| 17 | 18 | | global operations; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cavazos was born in Kingsville on |
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| 19 | 20 | | January 31, 1929; following high school, he enrolled in the Army |
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| 20 | 21 | | ROTC program at Texas Technological College; he was commissioned |
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| 21 | 22 | | into the army upon his graduation in 1951, and he served as a first |
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| 22 | 23 | | lieutenant and as the platoon leader of E Company, 2nd Battalion, |
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| 23 | 24 | | 65th Infantry Regiment in the Korean War; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Cavazos went on to serve in the |
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| 25 | 26 | | Vietnam War as the commander of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry |
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| 26 | 27 | | Regiment; in 1973, he was promoted to brigadier general, and over |
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| 27 | 28 | | the next decade, he commanded the 9th Infantry Division and |
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| 28 | 29 | | III Corps in Central Texas; from 1980 to 1982, he served as the III |
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| 29 | 30 | | Corps commanding general, and in his final assignment, he was head |
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| 30 | 31 | | of the U.S. Army Forces Command; he retired in 1984, concluding an |
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| 31 | 32 | | exceptional 33-year military career; he received two Distinguished |
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| 32 | 33 | | Service Cross awards for his heroism in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, |
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| 33 | 34 | | and he was also awarded the Silver Star, two Legion of Merit medals, |
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| 34 | 35 | | five Bronze Star Medals, and the Purple Heart; he died on October |
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| 35 | 36 | | 29, 2017, at the age of 88; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Fort Cavazos plays an integral role in the defense |
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| 37 | 38 | | of our nation, and it is a pleasure to join in honoring the life and |
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| 38 | 39 | | legacy of its namesake, U.S. Army General Richard Cavazos; now, |
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| 39 | 40 | | therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the second anniversary of the |
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| 42 | 43 | | designation of Fort Cavazos and extend to all those associated with |
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| 43 | 44 | | the U.S. Army post sincere best wishes for continued success with |
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| 44 | 45 | | their important mission; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for Fort Cavazos as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 47 | 48 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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