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Event Series Lunchbox Lecture Series

Lunchbox Lecture: The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line with Major General Mari K. Eder

Fleda A. Ring Education Quonset Hut 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA

Mari K. Eder Major General Mari K. Eder will share stories of ordinary women who did extraordinary things during World War II as pilots, spies, scientists, and ground-breaking innovators. Their absorbing stories are told in her book The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II. April Cheek-Messier, National D-Day Memorial Foundation President & CEO, will join Eder for this Women's History Month event. A book signing will follow this in-person lecture. Purchase book in our online store. https://youtube.com/live/9LW00ww2SA8?feature=share

Event Series Lunchbox Lecture Series

Lunchbox Lecture: Invasion On! with Stephen M. Rusiecki

Fleda A. Ring Education Quonset Hut 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA

Stephen Rusiecki Arguably no day since Pearl Harbor was as newsworthy as June 6, 1944—D-Day. Long anticipated by the American public, how the news of the invasion was covered by a cooperative news media shaped, says historian Stephen M. Rusiecki, how we still view the event 80 years later. Rusiecki will sign copies of his book, Invasion On: D-Day, the Press, and the Making of an American Narrative, following this in-person lecture. https://youtube.com/live/xAxXJLGkCC4?feature=share

Family Day

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

Family Day is a joyous, family-friendly event exploring life at home and on the front lines during World War II - featuring children’s activities, living historians, musical performances, and special tours. Free admission. Food available for purchase. Free admission made possible by

Event Series Blue Star Museums

Blue Star Museums

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

The National D-Day Memorial joins museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families. The 2024 season runs Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, 2025 to Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025. The Memorial is open daily, 10AM-5PM. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members will show...

Free

Armed Forces Day – Pack the Convoy

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

In recognition of Armed Forces Day, we invite you to help us PACK THE CONVOY with supplies for currently deployed service members. We’ll be packing our 1942 WC-53 Dodge Carryall with donated items to fill care packages. Shop with a printable shopping list. $2 off Memorial admission at the gate with item donation (cannot be combined with any other offer). Free admission for Active-duty service members and up to five family members.

Event Series National Maritime Day

National Maritime Day

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

U.S. Merchant Marine veterans receive complimentary admission to the Memorial. (Admission is always free for Active-duty service members.)

Stars and Stripes Forever Patriotic Concert

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

This stirring concert will have guests on their feet celebrating freedom and honoring those who gave all to secure it. Event details coming soon! Tickets on sale in spring 2025. Thank you to our event sponsors.  

Event Series Honoring the Fallen: Memorial Day Observance

Memorial Day Observance 2025

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

Our annual Memorial Day ceremony pays tribute to the fallen men and women who gave their lives in service to our Nation. https://vimeo.com/event/2144981 Cindy Parsons Join us as welcome guest speaker Cindy Parsons who credits her son, United States Army Sergeant Shane Parsons, as her inspiration to do more with life. While deployed in Iraq in 2006, Shane’s convoy was hit with an improvised explosive device. Shane suffered catastrophic injuries that included multiple cardiac arrests, a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), a severed left leg, and an amputation of his right leg. His mother, Cindy, left her job as a...

Free

Event Series U.S. Army Birthday

U.S. Army Birthday

National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

U.S. Army veterans receive complimentary admission to the Memorial. (Admission is always free for Active-duty service members.)