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WV Memorials, Monuments and statues in 2023 and 2025 |
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Below: A four sided round Memorial - photos from 2021 and 2023 |
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(side 1) - World War I (1917 - 1918) |
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World War I (called at the time, the Great War, also known as the First World War) was a major war centered in Europe. This conflict involved all of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 9 million combatants were killed, due largely to great technological advances in firepower without corresponding advances in mobility. It was the second deadliest conflict in Western history. |
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Below: July 9, 2021 photo |
Below: March 12, 2025 photo |
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(side 2) -Below: World War II (1941 - 1945) |
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World War II (also known as the Second World War), was a global military conflict that involved most of the world's nations, eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilized. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it was the deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in an estimated 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. |
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Below: July 9, 2021 photo |
Below: March 12, 2025 photo |
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Below: Korea War (1950 - 1953) |
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The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. Principal allies of South Korea included the U.S. and its United Nations allies. Allies of North Korea included the communist powers of the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union. |
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Below: July 9, 2021 photo |
Below: March 12, 2025 photo |
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