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Traveling Exhibit’s Stop At WVU Highlights African American Military History

A private collection that features over 650 items focusing on African American history and culture including photographs, records and news clippings was on display in WVU’s student union building Tuesday. It highlighted the role of African Americans in the nation’s armed forces from the post-Civil War Buffalo Soldiers to today.

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Kingwood WWII Veteran Laid To Rest 80 Years After Dying In Combat

A veteran from Kingwood, Preston County was buried at a cemetery in his hometown Tuesday, eight decades after he died in World War II combat on the South Pacific Palau islands. Lieutenant Jay Manown, Jr...

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WVU Journalism Alum Discusses W.Va. Gold Star Families

Emily Zirkelbach is a recent graduate of West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media, and an incoming second lieutenant with the United States Air Force. For her capstone project, Zirkelbach sat down with several Gold Star families across the Mountain State to discuss their work supporting local veterans and families in grief. She spoke with WVPB to discuss what she learned.

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