BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - On Veteran’s Day in 1997, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for a hometown landmark known as the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford. The war memorial honors D-Day veterans, ...

BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Lucille Boggess, who lost two brothers on D-Day, and became an influential advocate for the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, has passed away at age 96. Lucille Hoback Boggess ...

BEDFORD, Va. – The National D-Day Memorial on Friday marked the passing of Lucille Hoback Boggess. Boggess was an instrumental advocate for building the National D-Day Memorial. The Foundation ...

The National D-Day memorial in Bedford honors and pays respect to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice just over 81 years ago, and on June 10, they received a prestigious honor themselves. On Tuesday ...

First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin and Governor Glenn Youngkin present the third 2025 Spirit of Virginia Award to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation on June 10, 2025. (Courtesy of Office of the First ...

BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — A non-profit blood provider is hosting a blood donation drive at the National D-Day Memorial Saturday, Aug. 9. The Blood Connection, a nonprofit blood provider for Carillion ...

The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford may face a tough battle in joining the National Park System as a study on that possibility marches forward. "It is not easy to become a unit of the National Park ...

News AssistantOver the course of the year, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets War Memorial Fund has raised a total of $45,000, and the fund donated $29,000 April 22 to the National D-Day Memorial in ...

BEDFORD, Va. — On the eve of the 65th anniversary of D-Day, the foundation that runs the National D-Day Memorial is on the brink of financial ruin. Donations are down in the poor economy. The primary ...

BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - A longtime Virginia figure in memorializing history has passed away at age 96. Lucille Hoback Boggess died November 19, 2025, according to her obituary, and she will be laid to ...