Photograph of a framed poem in Senator Rockefeller's office
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A framed poem hangs on a wall in Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller's office. It reads:"Life Through a Coal Miner's EyesBy Budro BaisdenDark at dayDark at nightIn never changesThat's the minesCold and wet this they knowStill they put on their hardhatsAnd goNo one knows why they seek that holeDeep in the mountainsWith all that coalTo risk their lives for a single light poleThat shines through a window of aCoal miner's homeBut there is only one thing that shines so brightNot the light you pass every nightIt's the smile of their wivesWhen they come home at nightThat's life through a coal miner's eyes"
Photograph of a plaque hanging on a wall in Senator Rockefeller's office
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"Iraq: April 2003 During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 459th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge Company), an Army Reserve unit from Bridgeport, West Virginia, lays a bridge across the Diyala River under enemy fire for the spearhead units of the I Marine Expeditionary Force. The bridge enabled the Marines to cross the river and enter Baghdad."
Photograph of an appreciation plaque hanging in Senator Rockefeller's office
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"To John D. Rockefeller, IV, U.S. Senator, In grateful appreciation for the contribution and leadership in the successful development of Sino-Swearingen - West Virginia's newest international business, on behalf of the Chambers of Commerce of the Eastern Panhandle."