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    ‘HERO OF THE OPEN HEART’: A WV native’s global humanitarian life showcased in documentary

    May 27, 2022 /

    When "The Wake Up Call" make its West Virginia debut June 23, 2022 in the state's capital city, the documentary will train a lingering spotlight on a remarkable global humanitarian life which ranged far beyond the Appalachian hills where Dave Evans was born.

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    HERO OF THE OPEN HEART: The Long, Strange Trip of Dave Evans’ Notable Life

    August 4, 2021 /

    He was a West Virginia coal miner’s son who lost his legs below the knees in a deadly ambush in Vietnam at age 18. What happened next sounds like a movie script. Dave Evans went on to work across the planet, building and fitting prosthetic legs, hands, and arm for thousands of adults and children in conflict zones worldwide. A look back at a remarkable life.

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    IN MEMORIUM: Giancarlo DiTrappano

    April 17, 2021 /

    Recalling "Tyrant" book editor, "bad boy" of publishing, and Charleston, West Virginia native Giancarlo DiTrappano.

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    PASSAGES: Sister Mary Pellicane Moves On at 99

    March 17, 2021 /

    A look back at the long life of Sister Mary Pellicane, who died today at age 99, at the Catholic retreat house in West Virginia's capital city that she helped found.

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    BLACK HISTORY 1: ‘I was first-class in my own mind’

    February 7, 2021 /

    As part of our Black History Month coverage, here is the tale of Mountain State native Joe Turner, part of a pioneering officer class of Black West Virginians who served with distinction in Vietnam and beyond.

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