Bedford, Virginia -
National D-Day Memorial

Memorial to the Allied landing in Normandy in 1944. Bedford lost more men per capita on D-Day than any other American city.

Address:: 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA
Directions:: South of Bedford. Overlord Circle by the Elementary School off of 460.
Admission:: $5
Hours:: Daily 10 am - 5 pm. (Call to verify)
Phone:: 540-586-3329

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National D-Day Memorial

Memorial to the Allied landing in Normandy, France in 1944. [Ashley, 09/13/2009]

[RA: Bedford, VA lost more men per capita on D-Day than any other American city. The sprawling memorial has many notable features, including a stylized landing craft, beachhead, and fountains simulating enemy fire; a sculpture of soldiers scaling a cliff; and a Necrology Wall listing the honored dead.]

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February 10, 2012