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Bedford men in D-Day memories and the Blue Ridge memorial
The piece recalls Bedford County veterans from the 29th Division and the Big Red One who landed on D-Day. It highlights Bedford ties to Captain Taylor Fellers and Lt. Ray Nance, plus the Stevens and Hoback families. It previews a vast 88 acre memorial with dramatic bronze statues depicting Omaha Beach's savage toll and the enduring sorrow of survivors.
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Bedford
A-1
Eisenhower
Regular Army
North Africa
National Guard
Richard Burrow
C. D
Ryan
Taylor Fellers
France
Ray Nance
Nance
England
U.S
Ray
Vierville-sur-mer
Roy Stevens
Stevens
Methodist Church
Bedford T. Hoback
Raymond
Lucille Boggess
Raymond S. Hoback
English Channel
Raymond Hoback
Roanoke
Blue Ridge
George Washington
Sons of Bedford
Stonewall
Normandy
Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
Bedford County
Kentucky
New York
Omaha Beach
America
John Lang
Langj
Shns
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