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...

07 Dec

Posted at 18:16h in #dday70th, #pearlharbor, Blue Ridge Mountains, Fireside Chat, Japan, Jeanette Rankin, Luminaries, National D-Day Memorial, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor, Rationing, Uncategorized, Women in WWII, WWII by

This week, we are featuring a blog from Ches Bono, one of our Visitor Services staff members, about Pearl Harbor since today is the 74thAnniversary of the attack. I’ll be back next week with a blog on a 1940’s do-it-yourself Christmas tree. -Maggie     ...

01 Dec

Posted at 18:30h in #dday70th, #ddayfallen, 101st Airborne, Arkansas, D-Day, D-Day Memorial, Gene Sellers, Harold Eugene Sellers, Jonesboro, Luminaries, Normandy, Normandy Invasion, paratrooper, Uncategorized, WWII by

Hello again!We’re now less than two weeks away from our annual Flames of Memory luminary event at the Memorial. I walked in the Education Tent earlier and it was full with the 4,413 luminaries ready to be placed throughout the Memorial in honor of each...

17 Nov

Posted at 17:22h in #dday70th, #ddayfallen, 116th, 29th Division, Company B, D-Day, D-Day Fallen, D-Day Fatality, Ettore Zappacosta, Luminaries, National D-Day Memorial, Uncategorized by

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, the holidays were a reminder of their loved ones back home and the traditions...

10 Nov

Posted at 17:30h in #dday70th, Bedford, Bedford Boys, Christmas, D-Day Veterans, John Schenk, Luminaries, National D-Day Memorial, Uncategorized, Veterans Day, Virginia Tech, WWII, WWII veterans by

Hello Friends!As I am sure you have noticed, fall does not necessarily mean that the National D-Day Memorial is not busy with events and school groups. However, we are starting to slow down a bit and are getting excited for one of our favorite events...