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Event Series Poppy Peace Garden

Poppy Peace Garden 2025

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

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-duty service members,...

Event Series Distinguished Speakers Series

Distinguished Speakers Series with Robert M. Edsel

Bobbie G. Johnson Pavilion National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States

Robert M. Edsel #1 NYT bestselling author Join us for our Distinguished Speakers Series lecture with Robert M. Edsel—the #1 New York Times bestselling author of five non-fiction books including Rescuing da Vinci, Saving Italy, and The Monuments Men, which served as the basis for Academy Award recipient George Clooney’s 2014 film—sharing his highly anticipated, newly released book, Remember Us: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II. About Remember Us Remember Us begins in the pre-dawn hours of Hitler’s invasion of Western Europe on May 10, 1940, when his forces rolled into the small province of Limburg...

$10 – $15
Event Series U.S. Navy Birthday

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.)