June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of what came to be called D-Day. D.C.-area events and exhibits honor those who sailed, flew, landed, survived and died during the assault.
The Bedford Boys Tribute Center is the home base for the stories of the 19 men who lost their lives just minutes after they hit the beach on D-Day. The Center is located in historic Green's Drug Store in downtown Bedford. The museum is ever-expanding in terms of the memorabilia, and now the people who run the Center are also looking to buy it.
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Family members of "The Bedford Boys," the group of soldiers known worldwide for their heroics in the Normandy invasion, speak of their sacrifices as the 80th anniversary of the watershed moment approaches on June 6.