Tag Archives: National D-Day Memorial

A Pilgrimage to Bedford

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Austin Gisriel

Martha and I recently visited the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, which as regular readers of this blog know, is one of our favorite places. Now that the Bedford Boys Tribute Center has opened on North Bridge Street, Bedford … Continue reading →

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Sunday, D-Day, and These Days

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Austin Gisriel

This past Sunday, which was July 5th, Martha and I were returning home from a visit with our granddaughter, Riley, and we stopped at the Southern Kitchen in New Market, Virginia for lunch. Because it was Independence Day Weekend, I … Continue reading →

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One Can Only Imagine

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Austin Gisriel

The National D-Day Memorial and the town of Bedford are places that force the imagination to engage. This was especially true on Thursday, during the Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. The first plane to fly over was a … Continue reading →

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D-Day Arrives in Marsh Point

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Austin Gisriel

Seventy-five years ago tomorrow morning, Americans up and down the East Coast awoke–or were awakened by–the news that the Allies had begun the invasion of Fortress Europe by landing troops on the beaches of Normandy. (Of course, folks on the … Continue reading →

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D-Day: Remembered and Re-lived

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Austin Gisriel

The 75th Anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy–D-Day–will occur three weeks from today. D-Day was the turning point in the war in Europe; some have gone so far as to say that June 6, 1944 was the most crucial … Continue reading →

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Make Plans to Attend the 75th Commemoration of the D-Day Invasion

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Austin Gisriel

The last great reunion of veterans from the War Between the States took place at Gettysburg in 1938. It was the 75th anniversary of the epic battle, and some 1,845* veterans from both North and South assembled to remember and … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the D-Day Commemoration: There is Hope

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

The National D-Day Memorial and the town of Bedford should be proud of their commemoration of the 70th anniversary of D-Day. The moving words of D-Day participants, read during the official commemoration on Friday; the presence of many D-Day veterans; … Continue reading →

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A Sentimental Sendoff

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

I went back to the D-Day Memorial one final time last night for the concert given by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. A group of talented musicians led by Terry Myers and featuring outstanding vocalist Bryan Anthony faithfully recreated the music … Continue reading →

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Commemorating D-Day in Bedford

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Austin Gisriel

A basic rule of journalism is to be timely, but I am going to violate that rule because I want my friends and readers to be aware of a very special event that will take place June 6-8 in Bedford, … Continue reading →

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