Who was Roy Benavidez, the man whose name some say should replace Confederate general's at Fort Hood

The League of United Latin American Citizens has been pushing to have Fort Hood renamed in his honor.

Texas native Roy Benavidez, a member of the elite Green Berets who earned the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, had a storied military career that included five Purple Hearts and an astonishing rescue of eight soldiers that reads like a Hollywood movie script, a U.S. president would later say.

That's why for years members of the League of United Latin American Citizens have been pushing to have Fort Hood renamed in his honor.

The people of Texas and the nation should know the story of Benavidez, Domingo Garcia, national president of the civil rights group, said Tuesday.

“He is largely unknown beyond the Spanish community,’’ he said.

U.S. Army and Pentagon officials indicated Monday they were open to the idea of removing the names of Confederate military commanders at Army posts, including Fort Hood -- an idea long supported by LULAC and other civil rights advocates.


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