Beverly J. Brown holds a photo of her grandfather, Eddie Wynn, whose family home in Blackstone was seized by eminent domain to build what would become Fort Pickett. She attended the fort's renaming to Fort Barfoot on Friday.
In August 1950, the 176th Infantry of the Virginia National Guard was training at Camp Pickett in preparation for possible duty in Korea. The combat team’s roots included the Confederacy’s 1st Virginia Infantry, which fought with the Army of Northern Virginia.
Earlier this month, employees with Fort Pickett’s Directorate of Public Works make signs using the “Fort Barfoot” name to replace existing Fort Pickett signs on the installation. The post has been redesigned in honor of Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient with extensive ties to Virginia and the Virginia National Guard.
A call to action against gun violence outside the decaying George Wythe High School was marred by a cheap shot at an undeserving target.
Beverly J. Brown holds a photo of her grandfather, Eddie Wynn, whose family home in Blackstone was seized by eminent domain to build what would become Fort Pickett. She attended the fort's renaming to Fort Barfoot on Friday.
In August 1950, the 176th Infantry of the Virginia National Guard was training at Camp Pickett in preparation for possible duty in Korea. The combat team’s roots included the Confederacy’s 1st Virginia Infantry, which fought with the Army of Northern Virginia.
Earlier this month, employees with Fort Pickett’s Directorate of Public Works make signs using the “Fort Barfoot” name to replace existing Fort Pickett signs on the installation. The post has been redesigned in honor of Col. Van T. Barfoot, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient with extensive ties to Virginia and the Virginia National Guard.
