An Army base in Blackstone, Virginia, officially changed its name from 'Fort Pickett' to 'Fort Barfoot' Friday in honor of Col. Van Barfoot, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient.
"Fort Pickett is the first of nine Army installations to be redesignated this year, and I could not think of a more fitting soldier to have the first honor," director of the Army National Guard, Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, said in aFriday."Thanks to this historic renaming in honor of one of America's great heroes, members of the Army and our country will surely know of the impact Col. Barfoot had on our nation.
Fort Barfoot is the only one of the nine being redesignated which is a National Guard installation, according to the Virginia National Guard.
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