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Cavazos was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross — the second-highest military honor for valor — after repeatedly returning to the battlefield during the Korean War to rescue injured men despite being wounded himself. He’d already received a Silver Star for his actions earlier in the war. Gen. Richard Cavazos received two Legions of Merit, five Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.“He was very concerned about the welfare of his soldiers,” Graves said. “That was his biggest thing.”
“And he went down there, and things weren’t going all that well,” he continued. “But I have to tell you that he inspired the soldiers who were in the middle of the night digging in to meet the timeline.” In 2021, Congress established the Naming Commission to take stock of all military references to the Confederacy and offer renaming suggestions. It identified some 1,100 references, including Fort Hood.the US Army