Bedford in Bedford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Scaling the Wall
— National D-Day Memorial —
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, 2024
1. Scaling the Wall Marker
Inscription.
Scaling the Wall. . Some visitors viewing the twenty-foot tall bronze relief mounted on the wall below the Overload Arch might suppose that the sculpture pays particular tribute to the members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion who ascended the cliffs at Pointe du-Hoc. Such a conclusion, though reasonable enough in itself fails to acknowledge the piece's broader intentionality, which sculptor Jim Brothers establishes with its title: Scaling the Wall. This dramatic grouping, if visually linked with the Rangers' inspiring deeds at Pointe du Hoc is figuratively connected to the Allied Forces' no less inspiring surmounting of Adolph Hitler's "impregnable" Fortress Europe. Collectively, and on behalf of all the participants in D-Day, June 6, 1944, the four figures portrayed here strikingly personify the hallmark qualities of valor, fidelity, and sacrifice - qualities that both characterize the D-Day story and inform this monument.
Some visitors viewing the twenty-foot tall bronze relief mounted on the wall below the Overload Arch might suppose that the sculpture pays particular tribute to the members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion who ascended the cliffs at Pointe du-Hoc. Such a conclusion, though reasonable enough in itself fails to acknowledge the piece's broader intentionality, which sculptor Jim Brothers establishes with its title: Scaling the Wall. This dramatic grouping, if visually linked with the Rangers' inspiring deeds at Pointe du Hoc is figuratively connected to the Allied Forces' no less inspiring surmounting of Adolph Hitler's "impregnable" Fortress Europe. Collectively, and on behalf of all the participants in D-Day, June 6, 1944, the four figures portrayed here strikingly personify the hallmark qualities of valor, fidelity, and sacrifice - qualities that both characterize the D-Day story and inform this monument.
Location. 37° 19.814′ N, 79° 32.16′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Virginia,
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in Bedford County. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford VA 24523, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
