If you visit Bedford VA (located about 28 miles east of Roanoke), you won’t get far before you realize how much of an impact World War II had on this charming small town. Bordered by the Blue ...

I am proud to represent Virginia’s only World War II Heritage City and I applaud the years of hard work by Bedford County and others to make this designation possible,” said Congressman Morgan ...

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Bedford is known for its ties to World War II. Now, Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) wants the town to be recognized for it. ... 2023 at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia.

BEDFORD, Va. – When it comes to World War II, few people know more than Lee Anthony. Bedford’s D-Day Memorial calls for WWII veterans to attend 80th anniversary event ...

BEDFORD, Va. – Bedford now has another attraction for people interested in American war history. The Bedford War Between the States Museum celebrated its grand opening during the weekend after ...

BEDFORD, Va. — Liz Beverly often heard stories about how her grandfather would stand on the town’s courthouse steps every day hoping to run into a veteran of World War II to ask him if he ...

BEDFORD, Va. — Lynn Rachel, 98, who still has the queen-of-diamonds playing card he found in a German pillbox, was here Thursday. So was Hamet Lee Piercy, 94, who was captured after the Battle ...

BEDFORD, Va. — Like a sentinel watching over southwest Virginia, the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford honors the small town’s staggering sacrifice in WWII. Thirty-seven of Bedford’s sons ...

Lost WWII soldier’s Bible, found after D-Day, given to Va. memorial Another soldier found Raymond Hoback’s Bible on Omaha beach in 1944 and sent it to his parents in Virginia November 25, 2023 ...

A 96-year-old World War II veteran in Bedford became the first patient at a VA hospital in the country to receive a dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday. Margaret Klessens received the first ...