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They must have solved all the issues with murder, rape, sexual assault, and disappearing soldiers at Fort Hood, because a group of historians and vets want to rename the place.<\/p>\n
\nA group of historians and veterans is leading the charge to rename Fort Hood after trailblazer and Killeen native Oveta Culp Hobby.<\/p>\n
Air Force Veteran Alan Mesches says Hobby created a legacy that\u2019s evident, even today.<\/p>\n
The number of women who have reached the heights of the military have her to thank,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll that wouldn\u2019t have happened if someone wouldn\u2019t have started it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bell County native led the women\u2019s Army corps during World War II, a time when women in the military wasn\u2019t very common.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
On the naming of Fort Hood;<\/p>\n
\nFort Hood was originally Camp Hood, named after Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood.<\/p>\n
Hood served with the U.S. for a few years before offering his services to the state of Texas and the Confederacy during the Civil War.<\/p>\n
Author and historian Allen Mesch says the name was simply a local tie to the camp at the time of its inception.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a way of honoring these Confederate veterans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was in Texas and it made sense to name it that in honor of the Texas Brigade.\u201d<\/p>\n
In recent months, the debate on renaming Fort Hood and other Army installations resurfaced.<\/p>\n
Mesches says while the controversy surrounding the name is very real, he thinks if the name chosen is Hobby\u2019s, the move could unify the community.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
What might unify the community more is if we quit obsessing about perceived slights regarding an event that ended 155 years ago. Maybe deal with all the issues resulting in dead soldiers first and then worry about what’s in a name.<\/p>\n
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