Thousands of Afghan evacuees brought to Fort Pickett near Blackstone, Va., causing a stir in town of 3,600
The city, he says, has taken immense satisfaction in being the house of Fort Pickett, Blackstone’s main employer. And so when he heard some complaints after the bottom was chosen as a housing location for Afghan evacuees, “I stated, people, you’ll be able to’t sit right here and say, ‘We love Fort Pickett’ — after which hastily we get a mission and go, ‘Oh hell no, we don’t need that.’ ”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/09/25/fort-pickett-blackstone-virginia-afghan-refugees/ | 1000’s of Afghan evacuees delivered to Fort Pickett close to Blackstone, Va., inflicting a stir on the town of three,600
