As we move into the final months of 2013, we begin to turn our attention to the holiday season. On December 14-15, the National D-Day Memorial will host a special presentation entitled Flames of Memory and Christmas in Wartime. As twilight deepens and obscures...
Gremlins (n)…a mischievous invisible being, said by airmen in WWII to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties WWII Veterans Photo of the 388th Heavy Bomb GroupHello everyone! This week we are going to take a little detour to look at a lighter side of history...
We hope to see you all next Saturday at the Memorial for our last concert of the year! Special thanks for the blog this week goes out to our newest intern, Elizabeth Rizzuto. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come out and see the great Frank Sinatra on August...
It is hard to believe that August is right around the corner! Soon school will be back in session and we will be busy teaching students about D-Day and life on the homefront through our “Valor, Fidelity, & Sacrifice” educational program. Before that time comes,...
July has certainly proven to be a busy month. Yesterday, we had our annual Family Day 40s Festival. In spite the heat of the day, our visitors were able to talk to WWII Veterans about their experiences, talk to living historians, examine artifacts, play games,...
June has certainly been a busy month around the Memorial, and July promises to be equally active! After our Memorial day weekend events, we hosted a commemorative ceremony for the 69thanniversary of D-Day, a Father’s Day event, and a high energy, 3-day day camp...
In 1944, Bedford, VA was a small, close-knit community of around 3,400. On the morning of June 6, 1944, thirty-four men from this small town led the assault on Omaha Beach as part of Company A of the 116th Infantry Regiment 29thInfantry Division. Thirty minutes...
Because the Memorial currently lacks an indoor museum component, most visitors don't know about our archives and the artifacts we house in it. But the Memorial has hundreds of artifacts in its collection that help us paint a more clear picture of the Normandy Invasion. ...
It's hard to believe that Memorial Day weekend will be here in a little more than a week. While Memorial Day serves as a great excuse for many Americans to enjoy a three-day weekend, I hope people will stop to remember the meaning and significance...