Family Day is a joyous, family-friendly event exploring life at home and on the front lines during World War II - featuring children’s activities, living historians, musical performances, and special tours. Free admission. Food available for purchase. Free admission made possible by WoodmenLife.
The National D-Day Memorial joins museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families. The 2024 season runs Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, 2025 to Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2025. The Memorial is open daily, 10AM-5PM. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members will show...
In recognition of Armed Forces Day, we invite you to help us PACK THE CONVOY with supplies for currently deployed service members. We’ll be packing our 1942 WC-53 Dodge Carryall with donated items to fill care packages. Shop with a printable shopping list. $2 off Memorial admission at the gate with item donation (cannot be combined with any other offer). Free admission for Active-duty service members and up to five family members.
U.S. Merchant Marine veterans receive complimentary admission to the Memorial. (Admission is always free for Active-duty service members.)
An annual Memorial Day weekend tradition, this stirring concert will have guests on their feet celebrating freedom and honoring those who gave all to secure it. Featuring the Jefferson Choral Society and new for 2025 - jazz vocalist Tina Hashemi and her band will open the show. Get your tickets online now. Please bring your own chair. No food in plaza. No pets (service animals welcome). Jefferson Choral Society The Jefferson Choral Society (JCS) is the longest-performing and largest volunteer adult choir in Central Virginia, providing the greater Lynchburg area with a variety of performances including choral masterworks, as well...
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 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...
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 Keynote Address by Joseph Balkoski Joseph Balkoski Joseph Balkoski served for many years as the Command Historian of the Maryland National Guard. He is the author of eight widely acclaimed books on World War II history, including a five-volume series on the history of the 29th Infantry Division during World War II and a two-volume series on American involvement in the D-Day invasion. He was categorized by USA Today as “the finest living D-Day historian.” Pulitzer...
U.S. Army veterans receive complimentary admission to the Memorial. (Admission is always free for Active-duty service members.)
Save the date for our 2025 World War II Day Camp! Registration opens spring 2025.
U.S. Coast Guard veterans receive complimentary admission to the Memorial. (Admission is always free for Active-duty service members.)
