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...
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.
Join us for our annual Veterans Day observance ceremony saluting all who have served with 2025 keynote speaker Major General John P. McLaren Jr. - U.S. Army (Ret.) MG John P. McLaren Jr. John P. McLaren Jr. served in the United States Army from 1974 to 2011, retiring at the rank of Major General, with more than thirty-seven years of active and reserve status service. Major General McLaren served as the last Commander of the 80th Division and the first Commanding General of the 80th Training Command (TASS) from May 17, 2008 to August 29, 2011. During this assignment, the...
What did Omaha Beach look like on D-Day? Most of us will immediately call to mind the Hollywood hits The Longest Day or Saving Private Ryan. But fewer will know that there was actual film footage of the landings captured on June 6, 1944. Join the National D-Day Memorial for a conversation with Jennifer Rossel, the daughter of Richard Taylor of the 165th Signal Photography Company, who filmed the only motion picture footage of Omaha Beach on D-Day, in this special virtual Lunchbox Lecture.
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 Free admission until noon. Guided tours begin at 1PM. Please bring your own chair. No food in plaza. No pets (service animals welcome).
The anniversary of the Allied landing at Normandy will be marked with a special ceremony at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. https://vimeo.com/event/2144981
