On the early hours of June 6, 1944, two American combat medics stumbled upon a medieval church in the small French village of Angoville-au-Plain. As the Allied Invasion of Western Europe raged around them, these two men of the 101st Airborne Division, Robert E. Wright and Kenneth J. Moore, converted the church into an aid station and saved numerous lives.

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The Great Crusade at Home: Traveling to the Bedford D-Day Memorial

On June 6, 1944, the United States participated in the world’s most daring military operation in human history to begin the liberation of Europe from Nazi tyranny. While countless families sent their youngest and their brightest to participate in this invasion, no community felt the devastating effects of D-Day quick like the town of Bedford, Virginia. Today, you can find the National D-Day Memorial there and learn about the touching legacy of this town’s contribution to Operation Overlord.

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