WATCH: 20 Years Later: Saluting Service & Sacrifice This 10 News Special report focuses on the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford and the day it honors
BEDFORD, Va. – 77 years ago, Operation Overlord was a go, with a heavy toll for one local town, but it was dedication decades ago that we’ll never forget.
10 News is marking 20 years since the National D-Day Memorial was dedicated on June 6, 2001, in Bedford, Virginia.
We give you a look at the history of the memorial along with the unknown stories of the bold and the brave who put their lives on the line back in Normandy in 1944.
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