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The town and the "Bedford Boys" proportionately suffered the greatest losses of any American town during the campaign, thus inspiring the United States Congress to establish the D-Day memorial in Bedford. [3] [4] The Bedford Boys included three sets of brothers: twins Roy and Ray Stevens, with Ray killed during the landing while Roy survived ...
“The history of the Boys Ranch is incredibly important to Bedford and this sculpture will serve as a lasting tribute and educational piece for the community to enjoy,” Fox said.
The Bedford Boys. While writing a 2002 biography, Blood and Champagne, [5] about Robert Capa, the celebrated war photographer, [6] Kershaw came across the story of Bedford, Virginia and its sacrifice on D-Day, 6 June 1944, on Dog Green sector of Omaha beach. The resulting book, The Bedford Boys, 2003, became a New York Times best-seller. [7]
Plans for a performing arts center date to 2017 when voters approved a $70 million bond package to renovate the former Boys Ranch Park. The council decided to set aside $5.5 million for the ...
The Bedford flag on display at the Bedford Free Public Library is the oldest known surviving intact battle flag in the United States. It is celebrated for having been the first U.S. flag flown during the American Revolutionary War, as it is believed to have been carried by Nathaniel Page's outfit of Minutemen to the Old North Bridge in Concord for the Battle of Concord on April 19, 1775.
The park is home to the Bedford Center YMCA, which opened in January. Voters approved a $70 million bond in 2017 to redevelop Boys Ranch Park into Generations Park at Boys Ranch. The park is also ...
Also facing the common is Bedford's town hall, which was built in 1857 as a school, and has seen a variety of civic uses before housing town offices. When the district was listed on the National Register in 1977, its period of significance extended to 1927; in 2014, the district underwent boundary adjustments that increased its size by 20 acres ...
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