For anyone who hasn't been there and is in the neighborhood, I recommend going to the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. It is really impressive. Not least because of where it's located - kind of the middle of nowhere in SW Virginia. About four hours from DC, 2.5 hours west of Richmond, and a little over an hour up the road fr…
For anyone who hasn't been there and is in the neighborhood, I recommend going to the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. It is really impressive. Not least because of where it's located - kind of the middle of nowhere in SW Virginia. About four hours from DC, 2.5 hours west of Richmond, and a little over an hour up the road from where I live. For those who don't know, it is located in this out-of-the-way little town because the highest per capita fatalities on D-Day came from soldiers from Bedford, known as the Bedford Boys.
For anyone who hasn't been there and is in the neighborhood, I recommend going to the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. It is really impressive. Not least because of where it's located - kind of the middle of nowhere in SW Virginia. About four hours from DC, 2.5 hours west of Richmond, and a little over an hour up the road from where I live. For those who don't know, it is located in this out-of-the-way little town because the highest per capita fatalities on D-Day came from soldiers from Bedford, known as the Bedford Boys.
Check it out! https://www.dday.org/
Thanks for the info, Kathi! Looks like a wonderful day trip.