Several years later, her mother had a stroke and would say, "Where are my boys? Lucille Bogess', their sister, told the reporter, "I want to cry telling you that."
The country's National D-Day Memorial is in Bedford, Virginia, because of the loss.
One of the 35 Bedford Boys is Allen Huddleston, but he wasn't at D-Day because of an ankle injury during training. However, he did see action in Normandy later.
Sergeant Roy Steven and his twin brother Ray were in different boats at D-Day. The boats landed, but only Roy survived.
This year the town dedicated a new sculpture to their "Bedford Boys."
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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