Visiting the D-Day National Monument in Bedford, Virginia

Bedford, Virginia. An idyllic little town nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Virginia. You’re excused for having not heard of it before, as most people haven’t. But in the early hours of June 6th, 1944, this small town of around 3,200 paid a higher price per capita than any other American town. 19 soldiers are lost in the first few minutes of the assault. 3 more would die during the Normandy campaign. In all, 22 men, forever remembered as the Bedford Boys, laid down their lives. Men who were husbands and fathers, sons and brothers, former…