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Where is West Virginia's first National Cemetery located?
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What was the name of the former military school in Lewisburg?
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Mineral County native Jonah Edward Kelley earned the Medal of Honor for his service during this war.
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This Kanawha County native was the first Black military pilot from West Virginia and a member of the famous Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
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This South Charleston Medal of Honor recipient had a hospital named after him.
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The murder of Chief Logan's family and friends led to what conflict?
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During Dunmore's War, where did Virginia's Southern army first assemble?
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What Clarksburg native designed "The Column," a platoon of 19 larger-than-life, stainless steel soldiers comprising the central element of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.?
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Who designed the West Virginia Veterans Memorial at the state capitol in Charleston?
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What Huntington native earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself on a live grenade in Germany during World War II?
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