Eighty years since troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, the D-Day Memorial is finding new ways to honor the service of World War II veterans, now through the largest expansion in their history.

Bob Slaughter and the National D-Day Memorial were Dad’s way of educating the public of how vital D-Day was in winning World War II,” Bob Slaughter Jr., son of Bob Slaughter, said in the release.

Read full article: 103-year-old veteran honored at National D-Day Memorial in Bedford One of the oldest world war two veterans in our region was honored at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford ...

On Monday, the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford celebrated what would’ve been the 100th birthday of its late founder Sgt.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Feb. 3 marks the 100th anniversary of the founder's birthday for the D-Day Memorial. The late ...

How could this be, I wondered, that the United Kingdom was alone among the principal Allied nations of the Second World War not to have a D-Day memorial in Normandy? Partly, I think, it was ...

Somewhere around 9,000 soldiers are buried in this Colleville-sur-Mer war cemetery, which overlooks Omaha Beach. Most of these lost their lives during the D-Day invasion. There's also a memorial ...

After the war, the U.S. Army awarded ... dedicated the Charles Shay Memorial. The first French monument to honor American Indian soldiers who fought on D-Day, it is part of a growing movement ...

Today marks what would’ve been the 100th birthday of John Robert “Bob” Slaughter, who joined the United States military when ...