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Our annual Memorial Day ceremony pays tribute to the fallen men and women who gave their lives in service to our Nation. Guest Speaker - Ami Waldon, Mothers of Veteran Suicide President [caption id="attachment_34897" align="alignleft" width="202"] Ami WaldronPresident, Mothers of Veteran Suicide[/caption] Ami Waldron, a native of Roanoke, Virginia, has lived in Bedford County, Virginia for the last 21 years. Waldron’s greatest joys are her four children and eight grandchildren. Military service is a significant part of her family’s story spanning across many generations, including a grandfather and many uncles who served in WWII. Waldron’s late stepfather was a Vietnam veteran. Her youngest...

February 11th, 2026

https://vimeo.com/event/2144981 The 82nd anniversary of the Allied landing at Normandy and the 25th anniversary of the National D-Day Memorial will be marked with a special ceremony. Parking for June 6 Ceremony On-site parking at the Memorial will be available to: World War II veterans Disabled with placard or plate D-Day Society members General public (first come, first served) Once on-site parking is full, arriving guests will be directed to a nearby overflow lot, with shuttle buses running to the Memorial site. Please plan to arrive by 10:30AM. The last bus will depart overflow parking for the Memorial at 10:45AM. Buses will begin departing from the Memorial...

October 20th, 2025

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, the man who filmed the only known motion picture footage of Omaha Beach on D-Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGYZU2wg_dA    ...

August 13th, 2025

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....

October 14th, 2024

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)....

October 14th, 2024