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.
Hours:
Daily 10 am - 5 pm. (Call to verify)
Phone:
540-586-3329
Admission:
$5
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National D-Day Memorial

Memorial to the Allied landing in Normandy, France in 1944.

[Ashley, 09/13/2009]

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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