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Remembering Their Sacrifice: Memorial Day at the D-Day Memorial
The Roanoker
Admission: Free until Noon
May 29, 2017 11:00 a.m.
National D-Day Memorial
3 Overlord Circle
Bedford, Virginia
Email: dday@dday.org
A special Memorial Day ceremony to officially recognize the men and women who have sacrificed for our freedoms. The program begins at 11 a.m. Keynote speaker is Herschel “Woody” Williams, one of only six surviving Medal of Honor recipients from WWII. The Memorial will also dedicate Virginia’s Gold Star Families Memorial Monument. Special music by Brass 5. Admission is free until noon. The latest installment of veteran bricks will also be dedicated. Guests are asked to bring their own chair. Call (540) 586-3329 or visit www.dday.org for more information.