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This Romney native served as Secretary of the Army under President Lyndon Johnson.
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Raleigh County native Cornelius Charlton earned the Medal of Honor while serving in the Army's last all-Black unit during this war.
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This town is home to the first memorial building in the country erected to honor Black World War I veterans.
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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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This native of England served as a scout and a messenger during the Western Virginia Indian Wars of the 1700s.
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The largest battle of the French & Indian War fought in Virginia occurred here.
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This Martinsburg native served as U.S. Secretary of War during World War I.
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Raleigh County's Basil Plumley served in all the following wars EXCEPT which one?
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Who designed the West Virginia Veterans Memorial at the state capitol in Charleston?
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This Medal of Honor recipient singlehandedly captured Achain, France, from the Germans on November 13, 1944.
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