In honor of Black History Month, join Director of Education, John Long, at the Bedford Area Welcome Center to hear the story behind seven African Americans who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for their service in WWII - decades after the fact. Free Admission

In honor of Women's History Month, join President April Cheek-Messier at the Bedford Area Welcome Center as she shares inspiring stories of women in the French Resistance. Free Admission

Join the National D-Day Memorial staff at the Bedford Area Welcome Center and hear Brigadier General Lapthe Flora, Assistant Adjutant General of the VA National Guard, as he speaks on "Diversity as a Force Multiplier in WWI." Free admission and a guided tour of the National D-Day Memorial will be offered afterwards.

Join us for our annual Scout Day on Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 10AM to 1PM as we actively explore the history of World War II and D-Day! Through interactive stations, scouts will participate in activities that include actual WWII artifacts, hands-on demonstrations and games, and the opportunity to hear about a World War II...

Chris Kolakowski, director of the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk and author of "Last Stand on Bataan", will speak on the 75th Anniversary of the surrender of the Philippines and the Bataan Death March. Free Admission

D-Day history will come to life as we go back in time to World War II! Come encounter costumed interpreters who tell tales of the War: workers on the Home Front at local factories; members of Eisenhower’s staff who helped plan the invasion; liberated French residents; and the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who landed on...