Help save lives and support the Memorial by giving blood at an on-site bloodmobile. The Blood Connection, the non-profit blood provider locally for Carilion Clinic, will donate $10 for each blood donation collected to the Memorial. As a thank you, each donor receives an E-gift card. The minimum age to donate blood is 16 with parental consent. Schedule a donation time.
No Excuse Night is held annually during the national Spirit of ’45 weekend to commemorate the end of World War II. Never been to the Memorial? Haven’t been in a while? There’s no excuse not to visit during this free, extended-hours event! Docents will be stationed throughout the Memorial to share information with guests. The Let's Dance Band will perform timeless, big band sounds. Early event guests will have an opportunity to help save lives and support the Memorial by giving blood at an on-site bloodmobile. The Blood Connection, the non-profit blood provider locally for Carilion Clinic, will donate $10...
Each September the Memorial marks the official end of World War II with the Poppy Peace Garden. To pay remembrance, red poppies are placed alongside the Le Monument Aux Morts sculpture as a visual tribute to the men and women who gave their all to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today. The garden also commemorates the 9/11 anniversary and the first responders who sacrificed their lives for the safety of others. The display can be viewed during daily operating hours, 10AM - 5PM. Regular admission fees apply. Poppies may be purchased in honor or memory of veterans, active service members,...
The National D-Day Memorial and the Bedford Fire Department will remember the September 11, 2001 attacks with an annual wreath laying and remarks. Regular admission fees apply. Wreath laying will be livestreamed.
Mari K. Eder Major General Mari K. Eder returns to the Lunchbox Lecture Series to present "80 Years Since Victory: How it Took Hold - How it Held Up." At the war's end, over 12 million American military men and women were actively serving. More than 7.6 million were stationed overseas and everyone wanted to get home as quickly as possible. These are the stories of how some men and women navigated the sudden peace and made their way to their new lives. A book signing of Eder's The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women...
U.S. Air Force veterans receive complimentary admission to the Memorial. (Admission is always free for Active-duty service members.)
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). Regular admission fees apply.
U.S. Navy veterans receive complimentary admission to the Memorial. (Admission is always free for Active-duty service members.)
U.S. Marine Corps veterans receive complimentary admission to the Memorial. (Admission is always free for Active-duty service members.)
Join us for our annual Veterans Day observance ceremony saluting all who have served. https://vimeo.com/event/2144981 Free admission until noon. Guided tours begin at 1PM. Please bring your own chair. No food in plaza. No pets (service animals welcome). Thank you to our Veterans Day event sponsors.
