Bedford in Bedford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

D-Day Monument

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 29, 2011

1. D-Day Monument Marker

Inscription. This monument’s representation of these distinct phases of the events around D-Day is particularly evident from this position. In the distance straight ahead, a formal garden planted in the design of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) shoulder patch, Its crusader sword pointed toward the trumpet arch, symbolizes the landscape of England and the planning and preparation that the Allies engaged in there. The central plaza two stories below this one, with five symmetrical segments alluding to the five Normandy beaches, whose names are inscribed in the large circle on the floor to your rear, represents the landing. The sculpture group that includes the partially visible figure starting over the wall to this plaza has a particular connection to the scaling of Pointe du Hoc, but it applies more broadly to the Allies surmounting of Fortress Europe — a victory memorialized by the Overlord Arch.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 37° 19.807′ N, 79° 32.161′ W. Monument is in Bedford, Virginia, in

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Bedford County. It is on Overlord Circle 0.8 miles north of Tiger trail, on the left when traveling north. The marker is on the grounds of the National D-Day Memorial. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford VA 24523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Scaling the Wall (a few steps from this marker); 411th Gun Battalion (a few steps from this marker); 761st Tank Battalion (a few steps from this marker); 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion (a few steps from this marker); 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion (a few steps from this marker); Czechoslovakia (a few steps