BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Lucille Boggess, who lost two brothers on D-Day, and became an influential advocate for the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, has passed away at age 96. Lucille Hoback Boggess ...
Downtown Bedford is dressed in red, white and blue and the celebration is far from over.
On Monday at 11 a.m., the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford held ‘The Cost of Freedom: A Memorial Day Observance.’ The event featured Cindy Parons as a guest speaker, who credits her son, United ...
BEDFORD, Va. – The National D-Day Memorial on Friday marked the passing of Lucille Hoback Boggess. Boggess was an instrumental advocate for building the National D-Day Memorial. The Foundation ...
On Memorial Day, as we honor the service of so many brave soldiers in World War II and other conflicts, let's also remember ...
BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - On Veteran’s Day in 1997, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for a hometown landmark known as the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford. The war memorial honors D-Day veterans, ...
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A founding member of the National D-Day Memorial has passed away at the age of 96. "She was really responsible for going out and telling the story of D-Day and its ...
June marks the 81st anniversary of the storming of Normandy, also known as D-Day. To mark the occasion, the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford will be hosting a commemoration ceremony on Friday. In ...
BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) – The National D-Day Memorial is hosting its annual Veterans Day observance ceremony at the Memorial in Bedford. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, November 11, at 11 a.m., ...
The National Memorial of Military Ascent features 12 life-sized bronze statues of U.S. Army Rangers scaling the cliffs at Omaha Beach in 1944 to help secure an Allied landing on D-Day.
WESTON − Two D.C. Everest High School students will travel to Normandy, France, to participate in the D-Day Memorial Parade and Ceremony in June. Juniors Ember Meadows and Emma Danke were selected to ...
Bob Slaughter was an infantry squad leader at the ripe old age of 19 when he ran across the sand of Omaha Beach dodging bullets, artillery shells and death on June 6, 1944.