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 ...

BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — More than 100 people gathered for the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford on May 26. They took time to honor those who gave the ultimate ...

BEDFORD, Va. – Today marks what would’ve been the 100th birthday of John Robert “Bob” Slaughter, who joined the United States military when he was just 15 years old. At age 19, he would be part of the ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Memorial Day weekend has started with the annual Stars and Stripes Forever Patriotic Concert at the D-Day Memorial, drawing dozens of attendees to honor those who ...

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, ...

A non-profit blood provider is hosting a blood donation drive at the National D-Day Memorial Saturday, Aug. 9. The Blood Connection, a nonprofit blood provider for Carillion Clinic, will be hosting ...

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. He was a much older man, ...

News AssistantOver the course of the year, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets War Memorial Fund has raised a total of $45,000, and the fund donated $29,000 April 22 to the National D-Day Memorial in ...

Widely seen as a turning point in World War II, the June 6, 1944, invasion of Normandy, often referred to as D-Day, has long been the subject of viral rumors with varying levels of legitimacy. As the ...