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Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos
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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas - Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos was the first Hispanic four-star general in the United States Army. He was born on Jan. 31, 1929, in Kingsville, Texas, where he was also raised. He graduated from Texas Technological College, now Texas Tech University, in 1951 with a degree in geology, but he chose to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the Army.


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