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Lunchbox Lecture: ABMC 100th Anniversary

Livestream

Benjamin Brands, historian for the American Battle Monuments Commission, will give a presentation on the ABMC’s design and construction of the fourteen overseas World War II cemeteries, with a special focus on the use of art, architecture, and horticulture to create sacred sites of remembrance and honor. In addition to the cemeteries’ creation, he will discuss the evolving ways ABMC has kept alive the memory of heroes for 100 years as we approach the 80th anniversary of D-Day. In addition to his work with the ABMC, Brands is a PhD candidate at George Mason University. He previously served as an...

Free

Scout Day

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

Register for Scout Day 2023.

$6

Event Series One-Day Mini Camp

One-Day Mini Camp

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

Kids have the day off from school? Send them to our one-day mini-camps. The September 25, 2023 camp is canceled. Registration is still open for November 6 & 7, 2023.

$30
Event Series One-Day Mini Camp

One-Day Mini Camp

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

Kids have the day off from school? Send them to our one-day mini-camps. The September 25, 2023 camp is canceled. Registration is still open for November 6 & 7, 2023.

$30

Veterans Day Observance 2023

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

https://vimeo.com/event/2144981 2023 Keynote Speaker Major General Mari K. Eder (U.S. Army, Ret.) Mari K. Eder, retired U.S. Army Major General, is a renowned speaker and author, and a thought leader on strategic communication and leadership.   While in Germany, General Eder has served as Director of Public Affairs at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and as an adjunct professor and lecturer in communications and public diplomacy at the NATO School and Sweden’s International Training Command.  She served in senior positions in the Pentagon, in the Department of Defense, and on the Army Staff. Available in the Memorial...

Free

Event Series Flames of Memory

Flames of Memory

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

As twilight deepens and obscures the Blue Ridge Mountains, the National D-Day Memorial will once again honor the 4,415 men killed on D-Day during our annual Flames of Memory event. Arranged throughout the Memorial’s grounds, thousands of luminarias will shine in recognition of Overlord’s fallen and in tribute to the ultimate sacrifice each made to relight the lamp of freedom. Free admission. Donations welcome. Thank you to our sponsors.

Free
Event Series Christmas in Wartime

Christmas in Wartime

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

Christmas 1944 on the frontlines comes to life with this unique presentation featuring re-enactors and living history displays, reminiscent of how soldiers celebrated the holidays while fighting in World War II. Held Saturday evening in conjunction with our Flames of Memory event. Free admission. Donations welcome.

Free
Event Series Flames of Memory

Flames of Memory

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

As twilight deepens and obscures the Blue Ridge Mountains, the National D-Day Memorial will once again honor the 4,415 men killed on D-Day during our annual Flames of Memory event. Arranged throughout the Memorial’s grounds, thousands of luminarias will shine in recognition of Overlord’s fallen and in tribute to the ultimate sacrifice each made to relight the lamp of freedom. Free admission. Donations welcome. Thank you to our sponsors.

Free

Event Series Lunchbox Lecture Series

Tragedy and Secrecy Collide: Exercise Tiger and the Shaping of D-Day Memory

Fleda A. Ring Education Quonset Hut 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA

https://www.youtube.com/live/RVFCRYO1lzY?si=4kz1aFqDXSc5JpL9 It’s surprising, but it is estimated that more men died in training for the D-Day invasion than on D-Day itself. One reason for this was the disaster of Operation Tiger, practice exercises at Slapton Sands, England, where more than 700 Americans died—in a calamity hushed up for many years. Learn what happened at Slapton Sands—and what it meant—with John D. Long, Director of Education at the National D-Day Memorial. John D. Long is an alumnus of Roanoke College and the University of Virginia. A museum professional for more than twenty years, he currently holds the position of Director of...

Event Series One-Day Mini Camp

One-Day Mini-Camp

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

      Bedford County Public Schools are closed for students on Monday, February 5, 2024, so the National D-Day Memorial is hosting one-day mini-camps for third, fourth, and fifth graders on that day! Students will learn about World War II and D-Day through activities, games, and lessons. Participants should bring lunch. A morning snack will be provided. Event may be canceled in the event of inclement weather, if minimum registration not met, or if February 5 is used as BCPS make-up day. In event of cancelation, fees will be refunded.  

$30