Jesse Bowman, 87th Infantry Division, visited the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA on June 6, 2014, to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of D-Day. There were over 100 WW II Veterans from North Carolina and Florida in attendance. The Ashville NC Rotary Club sponsored the trip. The veterans were in a parade through the town of Bedford and were given a hearty welcome by the people who lined the streets and waved to them as they passed by on the way to the Memorial.

Bedford, VA was the community that had the most per capita D-Day losses in the nation. The Memorial is a tribute to the valor, fidelity and sacrifice of D-Day participants. The Memorial is encompassed by the names of the 4,413 Allied soldiers who died in the D-Day invasion.

Pictures courtesy of Jessie Bowman, article written by Doris Davis, Associate & President of VBOB Golden Gate Chapter.