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CLINTWOOD, Va. (WJHL)- The Dickenson County Historical Society has a rich history and a mission to showcase veterans. Now, the museum has a collection that dates back to the Civil War.
"The veterans, this is the backbone of the country. And [if it wasn't] for them, it wouldn't be no country," Army Veteran and volunteer Kerry Phipps said.
More than a thousand photos, uniforms, ribbons and other items are on display this week. Each piece came from someone with ties to the county.
"We just want people to realize that this county, though it is the smallest county in the state, does have a big history," Susan Mullins, Secretary of the Historical Society, said. "If it were not for them, we would not have the freedoms that we have today. And the privileges that we have today. So we feel it is only that it is our duty to recognize them in this small way."
Everything has been donated by the Veteran or their family, including the items of a man killed in action during World War II.
"We received his medals," Susan Mullins said. "And the flag that was draped over his coffin and the flag that flew over the capi...
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