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Event Category: Virtual Programming

Event Series Lunchbox Lecture Series

Lunchbox Lecture: The Black Panthers with Gina M. DiNicolo

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

Gina M. DiNicolo The first African American armored unit to see combat in WWII, the 761st Tank Battalion made history and contributed mightily to victory in WWII. Praised by no less than George Patton, the 761st is also known for its most famous soldier: future star and baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson. Gina DiNicolo, author of The Black Panthers: A Story of Race, War, and Courage, will separate fact from legend in this fascinating virtual talk. While this is a virtual event, guests are invited to watch live in the Memorial's Fleda A. Ring Education Quonset Hut.

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.

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.

Memorial Day Observance

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

Join us for our annual Memorial Day ceremony, paying 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).

Free

Event Series Patriot Day Wreath Laying

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 and remarks. Regular admission fees apply. Wreath laying will be livestreamed.

Event Series National POW/MIA Recognition Day

National POW/MIA Recognition Day

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). Regular admission fees apply.

Event Series Honoring the Fallen: Memorial Day Observance

Memorial Day Observance

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

Join us for our annual Memorial Day ceremony, paying 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).

Free