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Morgantown native Tom Bennett earned the Medal of Honor during Vietnam War despite this.
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This Fayette County native was the only West Virginia Medal of Honor recipient to survive the Vietnam War.
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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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Dick Pointer, an enslaved man, helped save this fort during an Indian raid in the Revolutionary War.
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Which one of the following forts was NOT built during the Revolutionary War era?
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Which of the following expeditions or conflicts was Patrick Gass of Brooke County NOT involved in?
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Where did Aaron Burr meet to plan a military expedition into the Southwest?
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After being sunk at Pearl Harbor, the USS West Virginia battleship was repaired and took part in this event.
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During World War II, what Huntington native was fatally wounded while navigating his B-17 back to England and died 30 minutes later, earning the Medal of Honor?
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