Destination Bedford offers big, bold and unforgettable experiences. You’ll see stunning beauty in the Blue Ridge Mountains and hear stories of bravery that will take your breath away at the National D-Day Memorial.
Weird War II: Lunchbox Lecture Series
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September 10, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This Lunchbox Lecture will be livestreamed through Facebook Live and YouTube, but also is open to the public to attend in-person in the Education Quonset Hut at the National D-Day Memorial. Masks and registration are required. There is a 20-person capacity, and a waitlist will be compiled if more than 20 people register. Register today at https://bit.ly/349uWXd
“Weird War II” with Rusty Nix, Communications Manager, Virginia WWI and WWII Commemoration Commission
An American soldier leading the charge in the Red Army? The B-17 Bomber that beat its own crew back home? A medieval madman on the beaches of Normandy? Master magicians who flummoxed the fascists? Join Rusty Nix, Communications Manager of the VA WWI and WWII Commemoration Commission, as he dives into the wilder side of the war you THOUGHT you knew, as he talks about some of the most incredible and bizarre stories of World War II.