BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford celebrated what would’ve been the 100th birthday of its late founder, Sgt. Bob Slaughter. The memorial honored Slaughter’s life and ...

A World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has died on the way to a D-Day commemoration event in France. Robert Persichitti, 102, passed away on ...