78th Anniversary of D-Day Commemoration
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United Stateshttps://vimeo.com/715279514
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Veterans Day 2022 Ceremony
Bedford Moose Lodge #1897 2986 W Lynchburg Salem Tpke, Bedford, VA, United Stateshttps://vimeo.com/717564132
Memorial Day 2023 Commemoration
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United Stateshttps://vimeo.com/769959994 Keynote Speaker Rear Adm. Michael J. Steffen and Special Guest Virginia Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears Rear Adm. Michael J. Steffen Keynote speaker Rear Adm. Michael J. Steffen is a native of Bedford, Virginia, and a 1992 graduate of Virginia Tech. He was commissioned through the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets in conjunction with the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program and designated a naval aviator in 1994. He also holds a Master of Science in Global Business Leadership from the University of San Diego. His sea duty tours include serving with Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS-4) “Black Knights”, deploying...
79th Anniversary of D-Day Commemoration
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesOur 2023 commemoration featured remarks from Governor Glenn Youngkin, Maj. General Timothy Williams, Dr. John C. McManus, Kevin Hymel, and George Patton "Pat" Waters. https://vimeo.com/831236939 Governor Glenn Youngkin is the 74th governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was born in Richmond, Virginia and grew up in Virginia Beach. He earned an athletic scholarship to Rice University, where he received an engineering degree. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. After college and business school, he worked his way to the top of the Carlyle Group as co-CEO, playing a key role in building Carlyle into a leading...
National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2023
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesJoin 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
Honoring the Fallen: Memorial Day 2024
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesJoin 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 This year, the Memorial Foundation will honor the memories of three heroes of D-Day with the inclusion of their names on the Memorial's Necrology Wall; John Norbert "Jack" Murphy, Harvey Edgar Jones, and Richard N. Hoag. The Foundation's research team determined each died on June 6, 1944, during the Allied invasion of Normandy. Guest readers will share their individual stories of heroism and sacrifice during the ceremony. View the Fallen Soldier Battle...
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80th Anniversary of D-Day Commemoration Ceremony
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesThe 80th Anniversary of D-Day will be observed in a special ceremony at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. Program highlights include a recognition of veterans, guest speakers, dignitaries, music, flyovers, and more. Surviving D-Day and World War II veterans will take part along with representatives from each of the Allied nations and military personnel. The commemoration begins with an 11:00AM ceremony featuring the laying of wreaths by D-Day units. Other activities include: Living Historian Exhibits An authentic Higgins Boat on display Portraits of Heroes and Faces of the Fallen photo exhibit Book signings by guest authors No tickets...
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National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2024
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesJoin 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 for the in-person event. https://youtube.com/watch?v=vnZOmxfCjLQ
Memorial Day Observance 2025
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesOur 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...
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81st D-Day Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesThe 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 Keynote Address by Joseph Balkoski Joseph Balkoski Keynote speaker is renowned historian Joseph Balkoski, author of eight books on American involvement in the European Theater in World War II, including a five-volume series on the history of the 29th Infantry Division in World War II and a two-volume set on American participation in the D-Day invasion. In 2004, Balkoski published Omaha Beach, which meticulously documented the June 6, 1944, American invasion of that pivotal Normandy objective....
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