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This West Virginia native was the Eighth Army's chief nurse during the Korean War.
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Where is West Virginia's first National Cemetery located?
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The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization established after this 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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These two Marion County residents and future governors served during the brief Spanish-American War.
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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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About how many West Virginians served in the military during World War I?
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How many women from West Virginia have received the Medal of Honor?
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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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West Virginia's oldest sculpture that has stood outdoors since its installation is the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in what city?
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