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Event Category: Virtual Programming

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. https://youtube.com/live/xAxXJLGkCC4?feature=share

Event Series Honoring the Fallen: Memorial Day Observance

Memorial Day Observance 2025

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

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...

Free

Event Series D-Day Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony

81st D-Day Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony

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

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...

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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 Veterans Day Observance

Veterans Day Observance

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

Join us for our annual Veterans Day observance ceremony saluting all who have served. 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).

Event Series Honoring the Fallen: Memorial Day Observance

Memorial Day Observance

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

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).

Free

Event Series D-Day Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony

D-Day Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony

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

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 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.