As Afghan refugees await resettlement, Coloradan offers help

‹‹ Colorado Matters
By Michelle P. Fulcher
December 9, 2021
John Kellner, a Colorado district attorney and Marine Corps reservists, reads with children at Fort Pickett, Virginia where Afghan families are awaiting resettlement. John Kellner, a Colorado district attorney and Marine Corps reservists, reads with children at Fort Pickett, Virginia where Afghan families are awaiting resettlement. Courtesy John Kellner
John Kellner, a Colorado district attorney and Marine Corps reservists, reads with children at Fort Pickett, Virginia where Afghan families are awaiting resettlement. Use of his military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Marine Corps or the Department of Defense.

Months after they fled their country, thousands of Afghan refugees remain in temporary housing on U.S. military bases across the country. Local district attorney John Kellner, a Marine Corps reservist, recently returned from Fort Pickett, Virginia, where he helped refugees waiting to move to more permanent homes around the country.

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