The West Virginia veterans memorial was built to honor more than 10,000 of the state's citizens who lost their lives fighting for their country in the 20th century. The monument, which is located at the state capital, is a two story structure that has four limestone monoliths, each of them represents one of the four major 20th century conflicts and the four major branches of militury services.The memorial was concieved in the 1980's,and the State of West Virginia allocated $1.4 million for its construction.The dedication of the Memorial took place on Veterans Day in 1995.At that time, only one of the four figures,the World War II sailor, was completed and unveiled.The walls on the inside had the names of the men and women involved in the war scratched in. Charleston sculptor P. Joseph Mullins was the one chosen to build the monument. He also made the four people in it. The building of the final part of it was in 1999.