02 Feb

Posted at 13:30h in #75wwii, #dday, African Americans, Black History Month, D-Day, Nazi Germany, Uncategorized, World War II by

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...

30 Nov

Posted at 18:11h in #75wwii, #dday, #dday70th, Bedford VA, Christmas, Flames of Memory, Luminaries, Member One Federal Credit Union, National D-Day Memorial, Sacrifice, Uncategorized, Virginia Moose Association by

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...

14 Sep

Posted at 19:22h in #75wwii, #dday, 75th anniversary, Bedford Boys, MIA, National D-Day Memorial, POW, POW/MIA, Raymond Hoback, Rolling Thunder, Uncategorized, World War II, WWII by

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...

18 Aug

Posted at 17:09h in #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 by

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,...