Bedford Usa D Day

And french flags adorned lamp posts along this rural community s quaint main street as thousands gathered to mark the 75th anniversary of d day on a warm sunny day in the shadow of the blue ridge mountains.
Bedford usa d day. Bush dedicated this memorial as the nation s d day memorial on june 6 2001. The national d day memorial is a war memorial located in bedford virginia. It serves as the national memorial for american d day veterans. View all hotels near national d day memorial on tripadvisor.
Website of the national d day memorial foundation. Congress chose bedford virginia as the site of the national d day memorial because it suffered the highest per capita d day losses of any community in the nation. Three other bedford soldiers died later in the normandy campaign. Dedicated on june 6th 2001 by president george w.
The events of that day 75 years ago would forever change her life and that of her family and hometown. Nineteen soldiers from bedford whose 1944 population was about 3 200 were killed on d day. They were among thousands of aged veterans vips and visitors who gathered on a hilltop memorial here. Bedford lost more residents per capita in the normandy landings than any other american community.
Seventy five years later the town honored their service. Bedford va lost 20 men on d day. 1 96 mi vanquility acres inn peaksview cottages 1 02 mi the forget me not bed and breakfast 4 95 mi the roost bed and breakfast 0 90 mi super 8 by wyndham bedford 2 47 mi bedford motel. The national d day memorial in bedford virginia is shown thursday may 25 2000.
The monument receives an average of 60 000 visitors a year and is a profound addition to america s war memorials. The memorial honors d day veterans especially the 19 men from bedford who lost their lives june 6 1944 during the allied invasion of normandy during world war ii.