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This Huntington resident was one of the first American nurses to land during the 1943 invasion of Sicily.
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The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization established after this war.
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Which one of the following did NOT earn a Medal of Honor during the U.S. attack on Vera Cruz, Mexico, in 1914?
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Memorial Day was first established as Decoration Day after which war?
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This future West Virginia governor was severely wounded when a bullet struck his face, forcing him to learn to talk again during a long hospital recovery.
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The 201st Field Artillery (West Virginia Army National Guard) traces its founding to what year?
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During the Revolutionary War, this Wheeling fort was attacked in both 1777 and 1782.
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A monument honoring this veteran was unveiled near Huntington's Memorial Arch in 2023.
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How many women from West Virginia have received the Medal of Honor?
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Who designed the West Virginia Veterans Memorial at the state capitol in Charleston?
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