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Pittsylvania Co. crews work together to get horse back on his hooves
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Fire and rescue crews in Pittsylvania County worked together Wednesday to get an ailing horse back up on his hooves. On the morning of June 5, Laurie Lorette Allen, of Gretna, found her 33-year-old Appaloosa horse, named Eddie, "cast" up against a wall of her barn, unable to stand. A horse can become cast when it is lying too close to an object and is unable to unfold its legs straight in front of its body to stand up.
Dwight Eisenhower’s mother grew up in Augusta County, but no historical marker remembers her
Ida Stover Eisenhower defied the expectations for women of her generation. Of all her children, the future general and president was said to be most like her. The post Dwight Eisenhower’s mother grew up in Augusta County, but no historical marker remembers her appeared first on Cardinal News.
'Because of them, I'm here:' WW2 veteran remembers the fallen on 80th D-Day anniversary
BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — 22 World War II veterans were honored at the 80th anniversary event at the National D-Day Memorial Thursday. ABC13 had the chance to catch up with one after the service-- Dan Villarial, a 95-year-old veteran from Bedford. Villarial said he tried to enlist in the...
Veteran's daughter attends D-Day memorial to reconnect with father's friend's family
BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — Veterans and their families packed the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford on Thursday, for an 80th anniversary ceremony. Sandra Griffin, the daughter of a World War II and D-Day veteran was one of over a thousand in attendance, but she was on a special mission. She's hoping to find the family of Les Ebert, her dad's best friend.
‘We have casualties...’: The making of the Bedford Boys documentary
BEDFORD, Va. – We can’t talk about D-Day without talking about the Bedford Boys, the many who lost their lives on that fateful day. That’s how news spread through a telegraph that the Bedford Boys had died. Now, those words are being used again, as the title of a new documentary called “We have casualties...” that tells the story of their tragic journey.
WATCH: Saluting service and sacrifice | WSLS 10 80th anniversary of D-Day special
80 years ago, Operation Overlord was a go. It’s known as D-Day, a pivotal battle with a heavy toll. As more first-hand history fades, we share the stories of the bold and the brave. We’re honoring those heroes, saluting service and sacrifice. The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford...
Bedford Boys Tribute Center seeks to purchase Green's Drug Store
BEDFORD, Va. – The reason the Overlord Arch and all the rest of the D-Day Memorial is in Bedford is because of the Bedford Boys — the 19 men who were killed on D-Day, making the small town the place with the highest per capita losses on D-Day. And thanks to an unusual set of circumstances, we continue to learn more and more about those men.
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