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SUMMARY:POW/MIA Recognition Day
DESCRIPTION:The Memorial will honor American service members who were held captive and returned and remember those who remain missing. \nThis will be a virtual event.  Click here to watch!  \n 
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/pow-mia-recognition-day-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Free Program Available Through Facebook Live and YouTube. \nClick here for topic and speaker information. 
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-7/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture
DESCRIPTION:James Triesler\, Director of Education at the Virginia War Memorial\, will speak on the wartime postal system that was a vital line of communication for those in uniform and their families at home. Getting a letter meant everything—but it wasn’t always easy or timely. Censorship\, special family codes\, microfilmed V-Mail—these were all part of the story. Triesler will also pay special tribute to the 6888th Postal Battalion\, the only all-African American\, all-female unit to serve overseas during WWII.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-6/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Free Program Available Through Facebook Live and YouTube\n\n\n\nJoin Jimmy Kilbourne\, Executive Director of the 116th Infantry Regiment Foundation and the Stonewall Brigade Museum in Verona\, VA\, to hear the fascinating story of the 29th Division in the First World War. The role of the 29th in World War II is a story often told at the National D-Day Memorial; fewer understand the origins of the division and the important impact it had on the First World War. Join us to learn more about this fascinating history.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-5/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T130000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Free Program Available Through Facebook Live and YouTube\n\n\n\nNational D-Day Memorial Director of Education John Long will mark the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the Reuben James\, a maritime tragedy that nearly launched the US into World War II six weeks before Pearl Harbor. Learn more about this hidden history and the undeclared naval war that the US and Nazi Germany fought for months before open hostilities began.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-4/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T140000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture
DESCRIPTION:LUNCHBOX LECTURE: LE MONUMENT AUX MORTS \nFree Program Available Through Facebook Live and YouTube. \nFlorent Plana discussing the history of Le Monument Aux Morts\, “The Lady of Trévières” sculpture
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Club: Magic Tree House
DESCRIPTION:Free Program Available Through Facebook Live and YouTube \nMagic Tree House: Danger in the Darkest Hour/#1 World at War\, 1944
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-book-club-magic-tree-house/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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SUMMARY:Armed Forces Day 5K Virtual Race
DESCRIPTION:Support our Armed Forces and the National D-Day Memorial by participating in a patriotic-themed 5K Run/Walk. On May 14-16\, 2021\, the National D-Day Memorial will be hosting the Armed Forces Day 5K; however\, this is a virtual race due to guidelines regarding large gatherings by the CDC. Registration opens March 1\, 2021.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/armed-forces-day-5k-virtual-race/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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SUMMARY:D-Day Virtual Lunchbox Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Topic: The Liberty Ship John W. Brown\n \nLiberty Ships were a key ingredient in the Allied victory\, but today only a couple survive and their story is little known. Join volunteer Jeff Gumport aboard the SS John W. Brown\, one of the last surviving WWII Liberty Ships for a special behind the scenes peek.\n 
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/d-day-virtual-lunchbox-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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SUMMARY:Virtual Scout Day 2021
DESCRIPTION:$5 admission for scouts and scout leaders\nUnlike in years past\, there is no need to register parents for Virtual Scout Day 2020.\nEach ticket includes a limited edition Scout Day patch\, live virtual program with D-Day staff exploring the role of scouts in WWII\, a live virtual tour of the National D-Day Memorial\, and a downloadable activity packet.\nRegister today at www.dday.org/virtual-scout-day
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-scout-day-2021/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture: Angels of the Air
DESCRIPTION:This Lunchbox Lecture is an online event only through Facebook Live on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page\, as well as their YouTube channel\, and will not be held at the National D-Day Memorial.\n“Angels of the Air: Flight Nurses in WWII” with April Cheek-Messier\, President and CEO of the National D-Day Memorial Foundation\nDuring World War II\, 31 medical air evacuation squadrons helped tend to over one million servicemen between 1943-1945\, a remarkable feat given that air evacuation was a relatively new concept at the start of the war. Providing comfort and care to those patients were 500 flight nurses serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Seventeen of these flight nurses were killed during the course of the war. Discover the history\, highlights\, and perils of flight nursing in WWII through the eyes of Evelyn Kowalchuk\, and the 818th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron\, who landed in Normandy on D+3. Her story\, told by Foundation President April Cheek-Messier\, sheds light on the little-known story of these pioneers in history and the difference they made for patients and the future of combat medicine. 
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-series-4/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T140000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Club: National D-Day Memorial
DESCRIPTION:Join the National D-Day Memorial for a discussion of “All The Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr.\nAvailable through Facebook Live and YouTube\, and as a recording on both Facebook and YouTube afterward.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-book-club-all-the-light-we-cannot-see/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T120000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture: Women in WWII
DESCRIPTION:From Here to Over There: Women in World War II\nTake a virtual visit to the U.S. Army Women’s Museum (AWM) at Fort Lee\, VA in a special Lunchbox Lecture for Women’s History Month. The AWM is the only museum in the world dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of women in the Army. Curator Tracy Bradford will give a behind the scenes and detailed look at how the museum collects and interprets Army women’s history\, concentrating on the experiences of two women in particular who answered their nation’s call during World War II. Sgt. Dorothy Wise\, Women’s Army Corps\, and Lt. Peggy Greenwalt\, Army Nurse Corps\, have amazing personal narratives that are representative of the hundreds of thousands of women who served during this time—we all need to hear their stories.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-series-5/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture Series– Black History Month
DESCRIPTION:This Lunchbox Lecture is an online event only through Facebook Live on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page\, as well as their YouTube channel\, and will not be held at the National D-Day Memorial.\n“Enemies in Love: A German POW\, A Black Nurse\, and an Unlikely Romance” with Alexis Clark\nJoin author and free-lance journalist Alexis Clark as she shares the story of Elinor Powell and Frederick Albert\, an unlikely love story between an African American nurse and a German POW during WWII. In her book\, “Enemies in Love\,” Clark sheds light on the history and discrimination of African American nurses during the war as well as the life of German POWs in the United States. Enemies in Love explores the impact of segregation and Jim Crow in America and how one couple defied the odds to fall in love.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-series-3/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T101420
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210129T211916Z
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SUMMARY:We Like Ike: Student Livestreams
DESCRIPTION:Programs will be on Wednesday\, February 10 at 11:10 a.m. and 1:10 p.m. EST.\nRecommended Ages: 3rd-7th Grades\nFree programs\, but registration is required in advance to receive the Zoom link.\n11:10 a.m. EST Registration: https://streamablelearning.zoom.us/…/WN_CvOvFpSZR_qsGe…\n1:10 p.m. EST Registration: https://streamablelearning.zoom.us/…/WN…\nLooking ahead to President’s Day\, learn about the 34th President of the United States\, Dwight D. Eisenhower\, who also served as a U.S. Army General in World War II and even planned the D-Day invasion!
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/we-like-ike-student-livestreams/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T130000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture: Red Ball Express – Black History Month
DESCRIPTION:This Lunchbox Lecture is an online event only through Facebook Live on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page\, as well as their YouTube channel\, and will not be held at the National D-Day Memorial. \nRed Ball Express: The Role of Transportation in Winning the War in Europe with Lee Holland and April Cheek-Messier. \nWatch on YouTube or Facebook.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-red-ball-express-black-history-month/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T200004Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual World War II Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:How well do you know World War II history? Test your knowledge on the subject on Thursday\, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. EST as the museums of the Virginia WWII Heritage Alliance attempt to stump you with questions on various topics based on their institutional focus!\nThis virtual Zoom event is suitable for all ages\, but a love of history is a plus\, and is FREE and open to all. Registration is required\, but only one member of each team should register. Solo players are allowed! Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_8Eoq2s_OQXunSL5O2rTCdQ.\nParticipating museums include Hampton Roads Naval Museum\, the MacArthur Memorial\, the Military Aviation Museum\, the National D-Day Memorial\, the Stonewall Brigade Museum\, the Virginia Holocaust Museum\, and the Virginia War Memorial. Learn more about the WWII Heritage Alliance and its members at https://www.wwiiheritagealliance.org/ 
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-world-war-ii-trivia-night/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T130000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:This Lunchbox Lecture is an online event only through Facebook Live on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page\, as well as their YouTube channel\, and will not be held at the National D-Day Memorial.\n“The Dieppe Raid: Disaster or Valuable Learning for D-Day” with Dick Elder\, National D-Day Memorial Volunteer\nIn August 1942\, the Allies staged a raid on the coast of France\, in part to test the tactics and weaponry needed for a Cross-Channel Invasion. The raid did not\, to say the least\, go as planned. What were the lessons of the costly Dieppe Raid\, and how were they applied two years later on D-Day? National D-Day Memorial guide Richard Elder\, the son of a D-Day tanker\, will unfold how Allied leaders used the painful experience of Dieppe to fight a better war.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-series-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210107T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210108T213208Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunchbox Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:This Lunchbox Lecture is an online event only through Facebook Live on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page\, as well as their YouTube channel\, and will not be held at the National D-Day Memorial.\n \n“Aircraft of the Military Aviation Museum” with Keegan Chetwynd\, Museum Director\nJoin Museum Director Keegan Chetwynd for a look across the one-of-a-kind flying collection at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach. Each of the iconic\, historic aircraft in the collection have been painstakingly restored so that they can be flown at demonstrations and airshows throughout the year. The aircraft are maintained and displayed across a 130-acre campus that includes original WWII structures from overseas\, recovered and relocated to Virginia Beach to create a unique way to experience history.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-lunchbox-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T101420
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201103T190019Z
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SUMMARY:Veterans Day Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:This will be a virtual event to celebrate our Veterans\, presented by the National D-Day Memorial! For more information: https://www.facebook.com/NationalDDAYMemorial/?ref=page_internal
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/veterans-day-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T101420
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T205535Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchbox Lecture Series-Virtual
DESCRIPTION:“The Lost Soldier: The Ordeal of a WWII GI from the Home Front to the Hurtgen Forest” with Chris Hartley\, WWII Historian and Author. \n“The Lost Soldier” offers a perspective on World War II we don’t always get from histories and memoirs. Based on the letters home of Pete Lynn\, the diary of his wife\, Ruth\, and meticulous research in primary and secondary sources\, this book recounts the war of a married couple who represent so many married couples\, so many soldiers\, in World War II. The book tells the story of this couple\, starting with their life in North Carolina and recounting how the war increasingly insinuated itself into the fabric of their lives\, until Pete Lynn was drafted\, after which the war became the essential fact of their life. Author Chris J. Hartley intricately weaves together all threads—soldier and wife\, home front and army life\, combat\, love and loss\, individual and army division—into an intimate\, engaging narrative that is at once gripping military history and engaging social history. \nThis Lunchbox Lecture is an online event only through Facebook Live or YouTube on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page and will not be held at the National D-Day Memorial.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/lunchbox-lecture-series-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200825T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200825T140000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Club: The First Wave
DESCRIPTION:Join the National D-Day Memorial for a discussion of the book The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in WWII by Alex Kershaw. \nThe program is free\, however registration is required and limited to the first 100 to sign up.  \nSupport the Memorial and purchase your book through the National D-Day Memorial’s Online Gift Shop. If you purchase both D-Day Girls and The First Wave in the same order\, shipping is free! Visit www.dday.org/shop to purchase. \nFunding for this event has been provided by Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid\, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020. For more information\, please visit www.VirginiaHumanities.org
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-book-club-the-first-wave/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200728T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200728T140000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Club: D-Day Girls
DESCRIPTION:Join the National D-Day Memorial for a discussion of the book D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance\, Sabotaged the Nazis\, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose. \nFree program\, however registration is required and limited to the first 100 registrants. \nSupport the Memorial and purchase your book through the National D-Day Memorial’s Online Gift Shop. If you purchase both D-Day Girls and The First Wave in the same order\, shipping is free! Visit www.dday.org/shop to purchase. \nFunding for this event has been provided by Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid\, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020. For more information\, please visit www.VirginiaHumanities.org
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-book-club-d-day-girls/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200715T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T101420
CREATED:20200622T202544Z
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SUMMARY:Fighting Among the People
DESCRIPTION:World War Wednesday is an opportunity to explore the connections of World War II over time and space every other Wednesday in July and August of 2020. Each lecture will feature a different museum providing insight into these connections to World War II throughout history. \nLearn more about how U.S. military forces worked with civilians in the Pacific during World War II and in Iraq and Afghanistan during “Fighting Among the People” with Dr. Clay Mountcastle\, the Director of the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond\, Virginia. He is also a retired U.S. Army officer whose military service took him to Germany\, South Korea and Iraq on assignments with the 82nd Airborne Division\, U.S. Army 5th Corps and U.S. Army Special Operations Command. \nThis lecture will be available live on Facebook Live. The reminder button and video will be shared to this event. The recording will be available to view following the conclusion of the lecture on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page under Videos.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/fighting-among-the-people/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200701T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200701T133000
DTSTAMP:20260417T101420
CREATED:20200622T202115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200622T202705Z
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SUMMARY:Conversation About D-Day Across the Atlantic
DESCRIPTION:World War Wednesday is an opportunity to explore the connections of World War II over time and space every other Wednesday in July and August of 2020. Each lecture will feature a different museum providing insight into these connections to World War II throughout history. \nDuring “Conversations About D-Day Across the Atlantic” join the National D-Day Memorial (Bedford\, Virginia\, U.S.A.) President and CEO\, April Cheek-Messier and the D-Day Story Museum (Portsmouth\, England\, U.K.) Curator\, Andrew Whitmarsh\, for a riveting live conversation about the history of the institutions\, connections to D-Day\, and more. \nThis lecture will be available on Facebook Live.  The reminder button and video will be shared to this event. The recording will be available to view following the conclusion of the lecture on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page under Videos.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/conversation-about-d-day-across-the-atlantic/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200630T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200630T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T101420
CREATED:20200618T202431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200618T202431Z
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SUMMARY:Researching Your World War II Relative
DESCRIPTION:Dad never talked about his time in the Army. Uncle Frank was killed in Normandy. We know great-grandma was in the WACs\, but that’s about all. How do we find out more about their service in WWII?  \nHistorian John Long will give some pointers in researching your WWII ancestors—where to look\, what questions to ask\, and why a fire in 1973 changed history for the worse. \nTickets are $10 per connection/device and free for D-Day Society and Overlord Society Members. \nTickets are limited to 100 total connections. One ticket must be purchased per device that is used to access the program. A link to the workshop will be sent to participants in the confirmation email after ticket(s) are purchased. \nJoin the Overlord Society\, our membership program\, at www.dday.org/overlord-society with benefits that include free admission\, discounts for gift store\, and more. \nJoin the D-Day Society at www.dday.org/ddaysociety with a contribution of $1\,000 or more annually gain access to exclusive events and more. \nFunding has been provided by Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid\, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020. For more information\, please visit www.VirginiaHumanities.org
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/researching-your-world-war-ii-relative/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200611T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200611T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T101420
CREATED:20200525T130938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T130938Z
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SUMMARY:The CBI: Special Lunchbox Lecture
DESCRIPTION:“The CBI: Fighting in China\, Burma\, and India in WWII” with John Long\, Director of Education\, National D-Day Memorial Foundation \nTo Americans perhaps the least familiar aspect of World War II was the fighting in China\, Burma and India. Yet the desperate fight on the Asian mainland was key to Allied victory.  \nLearn how and why the CBI mattered in this virtual presentation of the National D-Day Memorial.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/the-cbi-special-lunchbox-lecture/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200525T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200525T230000
DTSTAMP:20260417T101420
CREATED:20200525T130559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T130559Z
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SUMMARY:The National Memorial Day Concert 2020
DESCRIPTION:2020 National Memorial Day Concert Live\n?????:►✅https://livsstream.com/national-memorial-day-concert/\n?????:►✅https://livsstream.com/national-memorial-day-concert/\nMembers from the Singing Sergeants will perform on the 31st anniversary Memorial Day Concert. \nThis program honors our fallen service members with special musical dedications!
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/the-national-memorial-day-concert-2020/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200525T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200525T110000
DTSTAMP:20260417T101420
CREATED:20200525T131531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220909T204812Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Memorial Day 2020 Event
DESCRIPTION:Please enjoy this virtual Memorial Day ceremony\, recorded on location at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford\, Virginia. Though we cannot gather in person\, this virtual ceremony serves as a powerful reminder that there have always been men and women willing to lay down their lives in the name of freedom. We should never take this for granted and on Memorial Day and every day\, we need to honor them by remembering their stories of service and sacrifice. Thank you for joining us\, wherever you are\, as we remember together.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/virtual-memorial-day-2020-event/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200521T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T101420
CREATED:20200502T143406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200502T143406Z
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SUMMARY:Turning Points of 1942: Special Lunchbox Lecture
DESCRIPTION:“Turning Points of 1942 “ by John Long\, Director of Education\, National D-Day Memorial Foundation. \nChurchill called 1942 the “Hinge of Fate\,” the year in which the momentum of WWII swung from the Axis to the Allies\, when certain defeat gave way to confidence in victory. Learn how fate hinged on three key battles in 1942—El Alamein\, Stalingrad\, and Midway—in this virtual program that will be hosted live on the National D-Day Memorial Facebook Page.
URL:https://destinationbedfordva.com/event/turning-points-of-1942-special-lunchbox-lecture/
LOCATION:Virtual Live by the National D-Day Memorial
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