{"id":7480,"date":"2016-10-21T15:44:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T13:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=7480"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:13:37","slug":"national-d-day-memorial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/national-d-day-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"National D-Day Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bedford<\/strong>, <strong>Virginia<\/strong>\u2014 the town suffering the highest per capita D-Day losses in the nation. The <strong>National D-Day Memorial<\/strong> honors the Allied forces that participated in the invasion of <strong>Normandy<\/strong> on June 6, 1944 during World War II. With its stylized English Garden, haunting invasion tableau, and striking Victory Plaza, the Memorial stands as a powerful permanent tribute to the valor, fidelity, and sacrifice of D-Day participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>National D-Day Memorial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 Overlord Circle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bedford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virginia 24523<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dday.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.dday.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:dday@dday.org\">dday@dday.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 540-586-3329<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily 10:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closed on Christmas Day, New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Monday closings Dec. &#8211; Feb.&nbsp; The Memorial closes at noon on Christmas Eve, and New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NationalDDAYMemorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DDayMemorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-1512\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/twitter.png\" alt=\"twitter\" class=\"wp-image-1512\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d406079.3286338554!2d-79.80962698318122!3d37.330794000000004!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x743d7c0bfdd3340!2sThe+National+D-Day+Memorial!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1477057221127\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/national-d-day-memorial\/aeronca-l-3b-grasshopper-16645\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7481\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Aeronca-L-3B-Grasshopper-16645-240x160.jpg\" alt=\"Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper 16645, National D-Day Memorial Bedford, VA\" class=\"wp-image-7481\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"txt\">16645<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"txt\">Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bedford, Virginia\u2014 the town suffering the highest per capita D-Day losses in the nation. 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