Sig Christenson
Senior Reporter at The San Antonio Express-News
Native Texan, University of Houston grad, journalist, war correspondent and camping enthusiast covering military/veterans/projects for SA Express-News/Hearst.
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1 week ago |
expressnews.com | Sig Christenson
Pfc. Pedro Vera landed on Utah Beach in German-occupied France and drove his Army ambulance to Sainte-Mère-Église, the scene of fierce fighting between German troops and American paratroopers. It was June 6, 1944 - D-Day - and the Allied invasion had just begun.
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1 week ago |
statesman.com | Sig Christenson
Goodbye Fort Cavazos, hello Fort Hood. Renaming of Texas Army base begins. Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News | Hearst - Austin TransitionSigns that say "Fort Cavazos" are being taken down. They'll soon be replaced with signs bearing a new-old name: Fort Hood. The post's original namesake was Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood.
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1 week ago |
statesman.com | Sig Christenson
The words "Fort Cavazos" are being removed, letter by letter, from signage at the armored infantry base near Killeen. In place of Cavazos, the post is getting a new-old name: Fort Hood. The post's original namesake was Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood. To get around the prohibition on honoring Confederates, the Trump administration says it is renaming the post after a different Hood: a little-known World War I officer, Col. Robert B. Hood, who received a Distinguished Service Cross for heroism.
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1 week ago |
expressnews.com | Sig Christenson
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar could have been delivering a Chamber of Commerce presentation on San Antonio. He spoke of the city's proximity to the border. He talked up its robust military presence. He invited Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to come visit, " drink the water, feel what we have in San Antonio."Cuellar was seeking assurance that a sweeping reorganization of the Army ordered by Hegseth wouldn't strip the city of two of its military commands and hundreds of jobs.
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2 weeks ago |
statesman.com | Sig Christenson
A federal law passed with bipartisan support mandated that the names of Confederate leaders be stripped from all U.S. military installations. Now that's being undone by President Donald Trump. Under orders from the president, the Army said this week that it would “take all necessary actions” to restore the original names of seven military bases that were renamed under Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden. Fort Cavazos will once again be Fort Hood.
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No love for San Antonio from this White House. 'Tough choices': Hegseth won't commit to keeping Army commands in S.A. https://t.co/C8I5nYJUj4 via @expressnews
This is roughly one-fourth of the Texas National Guard: Gov. Abbott deploys more than 5,000 troops ahead of planned 'No Kings' protests https://t.co/UHbk8HFVWa via @expressnews
'Repugnant': Fort Cavazos to become Fort Hood again. 'I’m sad,' Ronnie Campsey, who fought to Cavazos, said when asked about Trump's action. 'He was a hero, a born leader. His men all loved him. They’d stand up for him anyplace.' https://t.co/4WRI98B11P via @expressnews
