News Release

Special Walking Tour of Gettysburg National Cemetery to Commemorate the 79th Anniversary of D-Day

WWII graves in Gettysburg National Cemetery.

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News Release Date: May 23, 2023

Contact: Jason Martz

GETTYSBURG, PA – On June 6, 1944, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Allied Expeditionary Force embarked upon “the great crusade” as thousands of Allied troops landed in Normandy, France, beginning the liberation of Europe. Staff from Eisenhower National Historic Site will commemorate the 79^th anniversary of the D-Day invasion with a special walking tour of Gettysburg National Cemetery on Tuesday, June 6 at 5:30 pm.

Gettysburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for over 6,000 men and women who served the United States in conflicts from the Civil War through the Vietnam War. In the years following World War II, over 500 fallen soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen were brought back to Gettysburg for their final burial. This ranger program will explore the stories of those buried in Gettysburg who were killed in action during the D-Day invasion 79 years ago.

This free ranger program will meet at the Taneytown Road entrance to Gettysburg National Cemetery and will last approximately 60 minutes. Following the program’s conclusion, visitors are invited to stay for the evening 100 Nights of Taps program at 7 pm at the Soldiers National Monument in Gettysburg National Cemetery.

For more information about Eisenhower National Historic Site, the only home that Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower ever owned, please visit our website at www.nps.gov/eise.
 

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