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Why do West Virginia Air National Guardsmen wear a patch with 21 stars?
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This Raleigh County native was the first of many NACA/NASA test pilots to die in the line of duty.
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More West Virginians earned Medals of Honor for service in this war than in any other conflict.
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The original USS West Virginia, commissioned in 1905, was later renamed after this city.
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This native of England served as a scout and a messenger during the Western Virginia Indian Wars of the 1700s.
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What settler led the raid that killed members of Chief Logan's family?
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Which one of the following forts was NOT built during the Revolutionary War era?
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During the frontier era, which one of the following did Andrew Lewis NOT participate in?
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Kenneth Shadrick of Wyoming County was among the first U.S. servicemen killed in action in which war?
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Who designed the West Virginia Veterans Memorial at the state capitol in Charleston?
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