Va. National Guard training center to be redesignated Fort Barfoot

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Va. National Guard training center to be redesignated Fort Barfoot

Col. Van T. Barfoot, during his Medal of Honor ceremony (left) and as a colonel (right). The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett will officially be redesignated Fort Barfoot after the World War II Medal of Honor recipient with extensive Virginia ties. The ceremony is scheduled for March 24, 2023, in the Fort Pickett area near Blackstone, Virginia.

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