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I wasn't aware this memorial existed. Googled and it turns out Congress authorized this in the 90's and it opened fairly recently. It's in Bedford, Virginia, the small town that suffered such a high percentage of casualties on D-Day because many of its soldiers were in the Stonewall Brigade that came ashore on the most intense part of Omaha Beach.

It's a nice touch to honor Bedford's sacrifice, but I imagine the location limits the number of visitors.