06 Sep

Posted at 18:16h in #dday, #dday72, Corps of Cadets, D-Day, D-Day Memorial, Hokies, John Schenk, Normandy, Uncategorized, Virginia Tech, VT, WWII by

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...

04 Aug

Posted at 13:25h in #dday, Bob Slaughter, D-Day, Eisenhower, National D-Day Memorial, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Order of the Day, Top 10 Endangered Artifact, Uncategorized, VAM by

On June 5 or 6, 1944, hours before embarking on the greatest invasion of WWII, American soldiers, sailors and airmen received a special message from their commander, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. The printed “pep talk” informed the men that they were “about to embark upon the...

27 Apr

Posted at 13:39h in #dday, #dday72, #ddayfallen, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division, combat boots, D-Day, Lawrence Meeks, National D-Day Memorial, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Uncategorized by

Ever want to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes? We’re guessing you wouldn’t want to go where these shoes went—across Omaha Beach in some of the fiercest fighting of WWII. But once we tell you the story of this well-worn pair of boots, you’ll...

12 Apr

Posted at 17:00h in #dday, #dday72, Allied Expeditionary Force, Allies, Australia, D-Day, Gold Beach, Juno Beach, New Zealand, Normandy, Prelude to Invasion, Sword Beach, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, WWII by

Hello Friends!As we are getting ready for our event, Prelude to Invasion: Meet the Allies, we want to share today about the role of the United Kingdom and its former colonies Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in World War II and D-Day. United KingdomAfter realizing...

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...