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THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL “LE MONUMENT AUX MORTS”

THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL “LE MONUMENT AUX MORTS”
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Location: 3 OVERLORD CIRCLE

City: BEDFORD

State: Virginia

Zip Code: 24523

Type of Memorial: Statues War or Military Related

Year Dedicated: 2001

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II

THIS IS A REPLICA OF “LE MONUMENT AUX MORTS” CREATED BYSCULPTOR EDMOND DE LAHEURDRIE IN 1921 AS A MEMORIAL TO THE 44 MEN FROM TREVIERES, FRANCE WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR I. THE SCULPTURE, VICTORY HOLDING A SWORD, WAS DAMAGED ON D-DAY. WHEN IT WAS RECAST FOR THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL, THE DAMAGE WAS SYMBOLICALLY PRESERVED.
SEE ALSO-THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL


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