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.
list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1944.
Location. 37° 19.814′ N, 79° 32.16′ W. Memorial is in Bedford, 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 of this marker: Combat Medics (a few steps from this marker); D-Day Monument (a few steps from this marker); The Royal Air Force (RAF) (a few steps from this marker); USS Arkansas, BB-33 (a few steps from this marker);
2. National D-Day Memorial. (Submitted on February 27, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 22 times this year. 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.
