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December
12,
2017
When
I
hear
from
people
who
don’t
know
about
West
Virginia,
I
jump
at
the
chance
to
tell
them
who
we
are.
West
Virginians
are
tough
as
nails
and
compassionate
at
the
same
time.
We’re
patriotic
in
the
truest
sense.
We
help
our
neighbors,
smile
at
strangers,
and
cross
our
hands
over
our
hearts.
We
have
more
Veterans
per
capita,
have
fought
in
more
wars,
shed
more
blood,
and
lost
more
lives
for
the
cause
of
freedom
than
most
any
other
state.
We’ve
done
the
heavy
lifting.
And
we’ve
never
complained.
We’ve
mined
the
coal
and
forged
the
steel
that
built
the
great
tanks
and
ships
and
factories
that
have
made
our
country
the
strongest
in
the
world.
We’ve
been
tried
and
tested.
We’ve
weathered
storms,
lost
loved
ones
to
tragedy
and
disaster,
and
seen
opportunities
come
and
go.
But
we
don’t
give
up.
We’re
bettering
ourselves
and
we’re
always
moving
ahead.
We
have
challenges
before
us
and
progress
to
be
made,
but
believe
me
when
I
tell
you
we’re
up
to
the
task
–
because
we
love
our
great
state.
We
love
the
mountains
that
wrap
around
us.
We
love
our
hay
fields
and
winding
back
roads.
We
love
our
mighty
rivers
and
quiet
streams.
We
love
Sunday
suppers
with
family
and
Friday
nights
at
the
football
field.
We
love
the
hometown
restaurants
that
have
our
coffee
ready
when
we
walk
through
the
door.
We
love
sharing
those
cups
of
coffee
over
newspapers,
long
conversations
at
the
hardware
store,
and
unplanned
front
porch
get-togethers.
If
you
ever
find
yourself
in
West
Virginia,
I
promise
you’ll
find
some
of
the
finest
people
you’ll
ever
meet.
We’ll
introduce
you
to
apple
butter
and
buckwheat
cakes.
We’ll
share
our
pepperoni
rolls
and
teach
you
to
cheer
for
the
Mountaineers.
We’ll
bring
a
tear
to
your
eye
when
we
tell
you
the
inspiring
story
of
our
Thundering
Herd.
We’ll
tell
you
where
to
find
the
best
views
of
the
New
River
Gorge
Bridge
and
the
best
streams
to
catch
Brook
Trout.
We’ll
give
you
family
recipes
for
cornbread
and
encourage
you
to
visit
Dolly
Sods
when
the
blueberry
bushes
are
in
bloom.
We’ll
tell
you
about
our
coal
miners
and
how
they’ve
always
done
the
hardest
work
imaginable.
We’ll
tell
you
about
the
sacrifices
their
families
have
made.
And
when
you’re
visiting
us,
if
you
ask
for
directions,
we
won’t
just
give
them
to
you.
We’ll
say,
‘Just
go
ahead
and
follow
me.
I’ll
take
you
there.’
This
is
my
West
Virginia;
tell
me
about
yours.
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