Richard Edward Cavazos (January 31, 1929 – October 29, 2017), was a United States Army four-star general.
He was a Korean War recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross as a first lieutenant and advanced in rank to become the United States Army's first Hispanic four-star general.
During the Vietnam War, as a lieutenant colonel, Cavazos was awarded a second Distinguished Service Cross.
In 1976, Cavazos became the first Mexican American to reach the rank of brigadier general in the U.S.
Army.
Cavazos served for thirty-three years, with his final command as head of the U.S.