One-Day Mini-Camp
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesYounger students will enjoy this shorter version of our popular World War II day camp, designed just for them. Register for one or both days.
$30
10 events found.
Lunchbox Lecture: U.S. Coast Guard on D-Day
Fleda A. Ring Education Quonset Hut 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VAIn the spring and summer of 1944, the U.S. Coast Guard was stretched to its limits, supporting multiple aspects of D-Day operations. Little remembered today, the Coast Guard manned U.S. Navy transport ships, provided rescue services for the entire Normandy area, and operated different types of landing craft for U.S. forces. Coast Guard forces even accepted the surrender of a key fort guarding the deep-water French port of Cherbourg. Learn more in this fascinating discussion with Dick At Lee, a veteran of the USCG. Commander Dick At Lee, USCG (Retired) spent 27 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, rising through...
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National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2023
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesJoin 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). At 11AM, Bedford County Public Schools JROTC cadets will present the colors, lay a wreath, and play taps. Regular admission fees apply for the in-person event. The remembrance event will be recorded and streamed at 11:30AM along with pre-recorded stories of a former prisoner of war and a missing soldier from World War II. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMSYKGldYiI
U.S. Air Force Birthday
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesU.S. Air Force veterans receive complimentary admission to the Memorial. (Admission is always free for Active-duty service members.)
Lunchbox Lecture: ABMC 100th Anniversary
LivestreamBenjamin 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...
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Scout Day
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesRegister for Scout Day 2023.
$6
One-Day Mini Camp
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesKids 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
One-Day Mini Camp
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesKids 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 Stateshttps://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...
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Flames of Memory
National D-Day Memorial 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United StatesAs 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.
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