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

Valor, Fidelity, Sacrifice

— National D-Day Memorial —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Valor, Fidelity, Sacrifice Marker

Inscription. The National D-Day Memorial exists to honor the Valor, Fidelity, and Sacrifice of the Allied Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the qualities giving this allegorical sculpture its name. The soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coast guardsmen, and merchant seamen it represents did nothing more than what they took to be their duty. They kept faith with the Alliance, their homelands, the chain of command, the mission, their units, and their fellows. It cost them comfort, safety, innocence, youth, blood - even life itself.

Valor, Fidelity, Sacrifice, gives homage not only to those who died on D-Day but also to those who lived to secure the beachhead and carry freedom inland, and to those who transported the ground forces by air and sea, delivered their aerial and naval support, and provided their combat and combat-support services. D-Day's success owes an incalculable debt to its participants. That you yourself are free and here today is but a portion of their rich and enduring legacy.

Treasure it.

In memory of staff Sgt. Isai Nygaard, 714th Tank Destroyer Battalion, and Bernice Thomas Nygaard. Given by their family on Memorial Day, 1999.

Erected 1999

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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the U.S. National D-Day Memorial series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1944.

Location. 37° 19.781′ N, 79° 32.164′ W. Memorial is in Bradford, Virginia, in Bedford County. It can be reached from Overlord Circle 0.4 miles west of Burks Hill Road. The Marker is located on the grounds of the National D-Day Memorial. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford VA 24523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Valor, Fidelity, Sacrifice Marker

of this marker: Edward R. Stettinius Jr. Parade (a few steps from this marker); Greece (within shouting distance of this marker); France (within shouting distance of this marker); Robey W. Estes Sr. Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Netherlands (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Ball Express: Keep 'em Rolling (within shouting distance of this marker); 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker).

Also see . . . National D-Day Memorial. (Submitted on February 13, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 310 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 13, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.