BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - A longtime Virginia figure in memorializing history has passed away at age 96. Lucille Hoback Boggess died November 19, 2025, according to her obituary, and she will be laid to ...

BEDFORD, Va. – The National D-Day Memorial on Friday marked the passing of Lucille Hoback Boggess. Boggess was an instrumental advocate for building the National D-Day Memorial. The Foundation ...

First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin and Governor Glenn Youngkin present the third 2025 Spirit of Virginia Award to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation on June 10, 2025. (Courtesy of Office of the First ...

More than 100 people gathered for the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford on May 26. They took time to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and remember the ...

BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - On Veteran’s Day in 1997, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for a hometown landmark known as the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford. The war memorial honors D-Day veterans, ...

BEDFORD, Va. — On the eve of the 65th anniversary of D-Day, the foundation that runs the National D-Day Memorial is on the brink of financial ruin. Donations are down in the poor economy. The primary ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — June marks the 81st anniversary of the storming of Normandy, also known as D-Day. To mark the occasion, the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford will be hosting a ...

BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — The National D-Day memorial in Bedford honors and pays respect to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice just over 81 years ago, and on June 10, they received a prestigious honor ...

BEDFORD, Va. — In a stirring tribute to the D-Day sacrifices of American soldiers and their allies, the U.S. military’s top officer said Sunday that World War II’s defining moment should remind all ...

BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Lucille Boggess, who lost two brothers on D-Day, and became an influential advocate for the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, has passed away at age 96. Lucille Hoback Boggess ...