Tuesday’s Treasures - Flag Day

 

The National D-Day Memorial . Bedford

Today is Flag Day in the US 🇺🇸

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The Weekend in Black and White - Le Monument Aux Morts

 

National D-Day Memorial . Bedford

This is a replica of Le Monument Aux Morts which was created by sculptor Edmond De LaHuerdrie in 1921 as a memorial to the 44 men from Trevieres, France who died in World War 1. 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.

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Wordless Wednesday - Early Spring

 

Buchanan 

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Tuesday’s Treasures - The Bedford Boys

 

Greenwood Cemetery . Bedford

Continued from yesterday…after leaving the D-Day Memorial we went over to Greenwood Cemetery where several of the Bedford Boys are buried…

I believe there is a ceremony held each Memorial Day to honor these young men…we showed up a little before it started…

Ray Stevens was a twin. His twin brother Roy survived. They were the uncles of a friend of ours. I remembered him telling us the story about them.

Captain Fellers had signed himself out of the sick bay to fight with his men.

John “Jack” Reynolds grew up on a farm in a family of 8 children. He had begged his mother to let him join the National Guard with his friends.

Master Sergeant Wilkes was one of the first to land on Omaha Beach.

There is a great tribute center for the Bedford Boys that is housed in the old historic Green’s Drugstore…we visited there about the same time and I have a lot of pictures to share…to see more on the tribute center you can visit their website HERE

In my research for this post I found a really in depth story about how this all unfolded and you can read that HERE

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National D-Day Memorial

 

National D-Day Memorial . Bedford 

Today marks the 78th anniversary of D-Day…Nick and I spent Memorial Day there last year…these pictures are from that day…

Bedford was chosen as the site of the Memorial because they lost 19 boys that day, The Bedford Boys…possibly the largest per capita loss in the country.

On this visit we took the guided tour which I highly recommend. We have visited the memorial before but didn’t take the tour.

We learned so much from our tour guide…

The hidden symbolism that we missed our first time.

I found a news story that I will post at the end of my pictures that talks of the symbolism.

I remember the guide telling us that this statue was made in the likeness of one of the Bedford Boys who always had his Bible with him…if you zoom in you can see his Bible laying next to his head.

If you are ever in the area I suggest you visit.

Now here’s the article I found on the hidden symbolism:

For more on the Memorial visit their website HERE

The Weekend in B&W - Cemetery View

 

Floyd County

Not too far from the old Hodges farm I showed you a couple of weeks back…an old, abandoned farm sits down below.

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SkyWatch Friday - Jefferson’s Garden

 

Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello . Charlottesville 

Last fall my best friend and her husband came out to visit from California…we were so excited to show them around our beautiful Virginia! Believe it or not this was our first time to tour Monticello! It had been on our list since moving here…we have toured Jefferson’s other home, Poplar Forest which I’ve shown you way back! 

I have a back log of photos since I’ve been a super bad blogger over the past couple of years…I’m trying lol

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City Daily Photo Theme Day - The Road

 

Mulberry Row . Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello 

Mulberry Row was the dynamic, industrial hub of Jefferson’s 5,000-acre agricultural enterprise.  As the principal plantation street, it was the center of work and domestic life for dozens of people — free whites, free blacks, indentured servants, and enslaved people.  It was populated by more than 20 dwellings, workshops, and storehouses between 1770 and the sale of Monticello in 1831.

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