FORT BARFOOT, Va. – The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett was officially redesignated Fort Barfoot in honor of Col. Van T. Barfoot, a WWII Medal of Honor recipient with extensive ties to the state, during a March 24 ceremony at the Blackstone Army Airfield. Among guests making remarks was Barfoot’s daughter, Margaret Nicholls. “Our family is so proud of the man we called dad, granddad, and great-granddad for the love he shared, the example he set and his life of service to others,” said Nicholls. The post is one of nine Army installations - and only Army National Guard base - being redesignated based on the Naming Commission’s recommendations to remove the names that commemorate the Confederate States of America. Fort Pickett is the first of nine Army installations to be redesignated this year. (National Guard 03/27/23)
Regional bases that will have their names changed are Fort Polk, La., and Fort Rucker, Ala.
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