4,000 Refugees Now at Fort McCoy

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 -- 3:00 PM

(Terry Bell, WRN) There are almost four-thousand Afghan refugees at Wisconsin’s Fort McCoy.

Almost a dozen more flights landed at Volk Field over the weekend. More refugees are expected to arrive in Wisconsin this week. Catholic Charities of La Crosse is accepting donations to help support refugees staying at the military base.

Tuesday is President Biden’s self-imposed deadline for evacuating Americans and Afghan refugees.

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