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Patriot Day Wreath Laying

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

The National D-Day Memorial and the Bedford Fire Department will remember the September 11, 2001 attacks with an annual wreath laying. Regular admission fees apply. Wreath laying will be livestreamed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_MQK6mN188

National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2023

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

Join us as we recognize prisoners of war and America's sons and daughters who remain missing with our annual wreath laying at the Memorial's POW/MIA flag, located on the east lawn (behind the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument). At 11AM, Bedford County Public Schools JROTC cadets will present the colors, lay a wreath, and play taps. Regular admission fees apply for the in-person event. The remembrance event will be recorded and streamed at 11:30AM along with pre-recorded stories of a former prisoner of war and a missing soldier from World War II. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMSYKGldYiI

U.S. Air Force Birthday

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

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

Lunchbox Lecture: ABMC 100th Anniversary

Livestream

Benjamin Brands, historian for the American Battle Monuments Commission, will give a presentation on the ABMC’s design and construction of the fourteen overseas World War II cemeteries, with a special focus on the use of art, architecture, and horticulture to create sacred sites of remembrance and honor. In addition to the cemeteries’ creation, he will discuss the evolving ways ABMC has kept alive the memory of heroes for 100 years as we approach the 80th anniversary of D-Day. In addition to his work with the ABMC, Brands is a PhD candidate at George Mason University. He previously served as an...

Free

U.S. Navy Birthday

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

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

Scout Day

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

Register for Scout Day 2023.

$6

Event Series One-Day Mini Camp

One-Day Mini Camp

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

Kids have the day off from school? Send them to our one-day mini-camps. The September 25, 2023 camp is canceled. Registration is still open for November 6 & 7, 2023.

$30
Event Series One-Day Mini Camp

One-Day Mini Camp

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

Kids have the day off from school? Send them to our one-day mini-camps. The September 25, 2023 camp is canceled. Registration is still open for November 6 & 7, 2023.

$30

U.S. Marine Corps Birthday

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

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

Veterans Day Observance 2023

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

https://vimeo.com/event/2144981 2023 Keynote Speaker Major General Mari K. Eder (U.S. Army, Ret.) Mari K. Eder, retired U.S. Army Major General, is a renowned speaker and author, and a thought leader on strategic communication and leadership.   While in Germany, General Eder has served as Director of Public Affairs at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and as an adjunct professor and lecturer in communications and public diplomacy at the NATO School and Sweden’s International Training Command.  She served in senior positions in the Pentagon, in the Department of Defense, and on the Army Staff. Available in the Memorial...

Free