Happy Presidents’ Day! Originally, Presidents’ Day was established on February 22, for George Washington’s birthday, in honor of his presidency. In the late 1960s, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in order to create more three-day weekends for the workforce. The official date, as the...
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#dday, D-Day, Love and War, National D-Day Memorial, Roanoke, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day, Virginia, wartime love story, WDBJ7 / 14.02.2017
70 Years Later and Their Love is Still Going Strong
[caption id="attachment_17219" align="alignright" width="225"] Hayden Furrow, D-Day Veteran,during a school program at theNational D-Day Memorial[/caption] What better day to share one of my favorite love stories than Valentine’s Day? I’ve always been a sucker for a good love story whether it’s a book, movie, TV show,...
#dday, Army Nurse Corps, Black History Month, D-Day, Uncategorized, Women in WWII, Women's History, World War II, WWII / 09.02.2017
African American Women in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II
Hello, Again! This week, we are featuring another blog by another one of our spring interns, Meika. She is a senior at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia and is double majoring in history and political science with aspirations to earn an M.A. in Public History and...
#75wwii, #dday, African Americans, Black History Month, D-Day, Nazi Germany, Uncategorized, World War II / 02.02.2017
The Treatment of Black Citizens and Civilians in the Range of Nazi Germany
Hello, Friends! I’m excited to introduce a new contributor to our blog, Olivia. She is one of my spring interns and is working on her Masters of Art in History at Liberty University. Her primary field is Modern American Military History focusing on leadership in World...
Uncategorized / 26.01.2017
Feature Film Spotlight: Casablanca
Hello, Friends! Today, I am excited to introduce a new contributor to Sentimental Journey. Lindsay Poling, our newest Visitor Services Assistant, came on staff in December. I have known Lindsay for a few years now from our time studying history together at both the undergraduate and...
Uncategorized / 05.01.2017
The Traveling Professor: Tours to Paris and the Normandy Invasion Beaches
You’ve got some interest in what happened in Normandy in June 1944, we presume—otherwise you probably wouldn’t be reading this blog. Ever want to go there, and see those hallowed beaches in person? Your chance to do just that—and support the National D-Day Memorial Foundation...
#75wwii, #dday, #dday70th, Bedford VA, Christmas, Flames of Memory, Luminaries, Member One Federal Credit Union, National D-Day Memorial, Sacrifice, Uncategorized, Virginia Moose Association / 30.11.2016
Flames of Memory: Remembering Their Sacrifice on D-Day
Hello, Again! It has been a very busy fall at the National D-Day Memorial with events, field trips, and even livestreaming programs for schools across the nation! With all of the busyness, we haven’t been able to post as many blogs as we would have liked...
#75wwii, #dday, 75th anniversary, Bedford Boys, MIA, National D-Day Memorial, POW, POW/MIA, Raymond Hoback, Rolling Thunder, Uncategorized, World War II, WWII / 14.09.2016
Remembering Our Nation’s POWs and MIAs
Often, we hear stories of those who made it home from war or those who paid the ultimate sacrifice fighting for their country. However, we do not always hear the stories of those who were captured or never found in conflict—our nation’s Prisoners of War...
#dday, #dday72, Corps of Cadets, D-Day, D-Day Memorial, Hokies, John Schenk, Normandy, Uncategorized, Virginia Tech, VT, WWII / 06.09.2016
Remembering the Sacrifice of Virginia Tech Alumni on D-Day
Every year when school starts back, we eagerly await the arrival of over 360 first years from Virginia Tech’s Corps of Cadets for their annual visit. It is always exciting to watch the next generation of servicemen and women learn about the valor, fidelity and...
#75wwii, #dday, #dday72, Combat Engineers, D-Day, Donald C. Carr, Hill's Hellions, National D-Day Memorial, Navy, Navy SEALs, NCDU, Operation Overlord, Seabees, Uncategorized / 18.08.2016
Naval Combat Demolition Unit: The Navy SEALs of WWII
My name is Victoria Carr. I am a senior at Mary Baldwin College as a history major and I’m spending my summer as an intern at the National D-Day Memorial. As an intern with the Education Department, I have worked closely with the school groups,...