Mark Warner: “They are very proud of the fact that they erected a magnificent memorial to the men and women of the Armed Forces who…”

“They are very proud of the fact that they erected a magnificent memorial to the men and women of the Armed Forces who served in World War II, and particularly on D-day. The President of the United States came down to speak at the time of the dedication. The sons of Bedford are well known. As a matter of fact, as a footnote to history, in World War II, of all the communities across this great Nation that lost so many men and women--as you know, over a half million casualties in World War II-- Bedford, per capita, on D-day lost more than any other community in America of its sons who fell on those beaches in that historic battle, June 6, 1944.”