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06 May D-Day Through the Decades: 1994 Commemoration

Posted at 14:51h in #dday70th, 50th Anniversary, 70th, Bob Slaughter, D-Day, D-Day Memorial Event, National D-Day Memorial, Omaha Beach, President Clinton, Uncategorized by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

Good morning everyone, Well here we are, one month away from the big day. Hold on, let me try that again I don’t think I got the full range of emotion in there. WE ARE ONE MONTH AWAY FROM D-DAY! Even though it is...

01 May Rainy Days Have us Dreaming of Sunshine and Summer (Camps)

Posted at 15:28h in D-Day Memorial Event, day camp, summer, Summer Camp, Uncategorized by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

Good morning, everyone!Sorry for the long absence - it has been especially busy around the Memorial over the past few weeks with our first living history event of the season (Prelude to Invasion), Homeschool Day, and preparations for the 70th. Working with all the school...

01 Apr Around the Memorial: Spring is Here!

Posted at 22:27h in D-Day Memorial, D-Day Memorial Event, education, Event, National D-Day Memorial, Scout Event, Uncategorized by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

Good afternoon everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful day. I know it has technically been spring for a few weeks now; however, with the snow we had last week, I would beg to differ. It is a beautiful day here in Bedford at...

14 Mar Women Spies of WWII: Nancy Wake

Posted at 23:43h in D-Day Memorial Event, French Resistance, Lunchbox Lecture, Nancy Wake, SOE, Uncategorized, Women of WWII, women's history moth, WWII Spies by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

On March 25 at Noon in the Bedford Area we will have the last lecture of the winter season. For women history’s month, we will be looking at a topic that is one of my personal favorites – women spies of World War II. ...

06 Mar D-Day Through the Decades: 1974 Commemoration

Posted at 21:41h in #dday70th, 30th Anniversary, 70th, Bradley, D-Day, D-Day Memorial, D-Day Memorial Event, Uncategorized by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

With the snowfall earlier this week, it is hard to think that summer and the 70th Anniversary of D-Day is just 3 months away! We are busy, busy with the preparations and everyone is getting more excited every day. Don’t forget to check out the...

14 Jan D-Day Through the Decades: 1954 Commemoration

Posted at 15:01h in #dday70th, 10th Anniversary, 70th, D-Day, D-Day Memorial, D-Day Memorial Event, Eisenhower, Uncategorized by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

As we prepare for the 70th Anniversary, I wanted to start a new segment to look at the past anniversaries of Normandy landings. We will begin with the 10thAnniversary of D-Day—6 June 1954. World War II was over, the Cold War was in full...

10 Dec Memorial Event: Flames of Memory

Posted at 21:58h in D-Day Memorial Event, Flames of Memory, Luminary, Uncategorized, Wartime Christmas, Wreaths Across America by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

Friday night begins one of my favorite events at the National D-Day Memorial - Flames of Memory. We will be lighting 4,413 luminaries from Friday, December 13th until Sunday, December 15th. This is one light for each and every Allied soldier, sailor, and airmen killed...

03 Dec Our D-Day Fallen: George Albert Kelly

Posted at 03:17h in D-Day, D-Day Fatality, D-Day Memorial, D-Day Memorial Event, George Kelly, Navy, Uncategorized, USS LCI 232 by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

As we come into the beginning of the holiday season, we are reminded of the sacrifices made by our service men and women every day. For soldiers of today and yesterday, holidays were a reminder of their loved ones back home and the traditions they...

05 Nov Memorial Event: Veterans Day

Posted at 15:09h in Armistice Day, D-Day Memorial Event, Uncategorized, Veterans, Veterans Day by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

How did Veterans Day Observances begin? When the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, World War I, or "The Great War," officially came to an end. However, fighting had actually ceased seven months prior when an armistice between the Allied nations and...

22 Oct Our D-Day Fallen: Sergeant Charlie Wilburn Grayson

Posted at 01:19h in 4th Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Regiment, Alabama, Charlie Grayson, D-Day Fatality, D-Day Memorial Event, Huntsville, Ivy Division, Uncategorized, Wartime Christmas, WWII Christmas by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

Luminaries around the MemorialAs we enter the holiday season, we are reminded everyday of the sacrifices made by our servicemen and women around the world as they work to defend our country. We are also reminded of the ultimate sacrifice paid by many of those...