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. Earlier this year, ...

Not long after calendars the world over were turned to 2008, a massive drought-breaking winter storm rolled into Santa Barbara, delivering several inches of much-needed rain and dropping a bit of ever ...

Fort Pickett in Virginia will this week officially become Fort Barfoot, making it the first of nine Army installations slated to change their names from ones honoring officers of the Confederate ...

FORT BARFOOT, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia National Guard post formerly known as Fort Pickett was officially renamed on Friday. The Nottoway County-based camp was first opened in 1941 as part of the ...

A World War II Medal of Honor recipient who also served in Korea and Vietnam is being recognized once again with a U.S. Army installation named in his honor. The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett ...

BLACKSTONE – The first of nine military installations to be renamed through a Congressional directive changed its name Friday from a Confederate general to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient who ...

"I wonder myself what took so long," said retired Lt. Gen. Tom Bostick, a member of The Naming Commission, charged with renaming Army bases named in honor of Confederate generals. "What was galling is ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Van T. Barfoot passed away Friday morning at the age of 92, according to his family. Col. Barfoot was stepping outside of his Henrico ...

Van Barfoot was briefly barred by his local homeowners' association from erecting a flagpole outside his home back in 2009. The situation was quickly rectified, however, and Barfoot has since passed ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Many veterans lose their ability to live independently as they get older. William Wood is one such veteran, with a unique nickname. “Here comes trouble, that’s what they call me ...

Barfoot, of New Zealand, says he has run dozens of marathons, but this is his first time running New York’s. By Nadav Gavrielov Garth Barfoot’s training regimen has been fairly straightforward: daily ...