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. >> his torn and a president of the national d-day memorial in bedford, virginia. a symbol of the markings used to distinguish allied aircraft. carved into the victory arch, the code for d-day, overlord. and a reminder of just how difficult that day was. no town knows this more than bedford, virginia, home of the memorial. there's a reason it's here. this small town, the population in 1944 was just over 3,000 people, lost more soldiers per capita on d-day than any other community in the united states. >> there were 37 young men who were part of company a of the 116th infantry regiment of the 29th division who would go in on the normandy beaches on june the 6th, 1944. and of those 37, 19 of them in company a were killed within about the first 15 minutes of the invasion. >> the bedford boys, 19 dead. >> this is my two brothers. raymond and bedford. both of them were killed on d-day. >> lucille vargas was just 14. the adored younger sister of her two older brothers. >> she joined the national guard because they were patriotic and partly because they needed the money.

no up to knows this more than bedford virginia, home of the memorial. there's a reason it's here.he small turnings the population in 1944 was 3,000 people, losing more soldiers than any other community in the united states. >> there were 37 young men part of company a of the regiment of the 29th rebellion. of those 37, 19 of them in company a was killed within the first 15 minutes of the invasion. the bedford boys, 19 dead. >> this is my two brothers, ray mored and bedford, killed d-day. >> reporter: lucille was 14, the brothers. >> they joined the national guard. they got a dollar to each time they drilled. a lot of themmined. >> these were citizen soldiers, coming from all parts of the united states. >> reporter: on june 6th company a was the only national guard unit to hit the beaches. >> they were a target for the germans, they chance. >> reporter: through june and july the people of bedford followed the course of the battle and waited for news. july. >> sun, july 16th, her brother bedford was dead, killed in action in 1944, on omaha beach. >> this one came on monday, the foll

omaha,the landing in sergeant parker of bedford, virginia, probably passed around a picture of danni the newborn daughter he had never held. he told the fellows, if i could see this daughter of mine, i would not mind dying. sergeant parker is remembered here at the garden of the missing. he is remembered back home by a woman in her 60's who probably shows a picture of her handsome, smiling young dad. and named inuried this place are held in the loving memory of america. we pray in the piece of the cemetery -- peace of the cemetery, that they have reached the far shore of god's's mercy. we still look with pride on the men of d-day, on those who served and went on. historystrange turn of that called on young men from the prairie towns and city streets of america to cross an throwback the marching mechanized evils of fascism. those young men did it. you did it. [applause] the difficult summit was reached and passed in 60 years of living. now has come a time of reflection with thoughts of another horizon and the hope of reunion with the boys you knew. i want each of you to understand you

dozens of heroes from bedford, virginia. >> no one in bedford knew anything about the casualties untilwhen we got our first taliban on a -- telegram on a sunday. of the 35 boys who stormed the beach, 19 made the ultimate sacrifice. no town in america paid as high a price on d-day. >> these are the boys of -- >> now the national d-day memorial is located in bedford. one of the relics? raymond hoback's bible. >> an associate from west virginia was walking on the beach d-day plus one which is so amazing to me that he took time to pick up a bible. he mailed this back and my mother always said next to her son she would have wanted his bible. so she always treasured the bible and i still do. >> for a town that sacrificed so much, now a fitting tribute. >> i think it brings comfort to me and to the survivors and those who served to be able to come here and reminisce. you just can't realize it's been 70 years. it seems like yesterday. >> and another d-day tribute here in new york city. three helicopters showering the statue of liberty with a million rose pedals, see you >>> tonight, on "red ey

thousands of people attended the ceremony and "n" bedford, virginia, veterans shared their recollectionof that historic day. in new york an organization called the french will never forget where they flew a helicopter above the statue of liberty. we spoke to a veteran about his experience. >> reporter: a day of remembrance, celebration here at the national world war ii museum in new orleans, and one of the veterans from that day, 70 years ago, one of them joining me now. sir, you flew over the beaches of normandy 70 years ago. what is today mean to you. >> i enjoyed this. i'm glad i did it. >> reporter: amazing. there is a 65% ratio of airplanes being shot down that day. april gunner. you made it through. what was it like when you flew above the beaches? what were you thinking when you saw everything below. >> we could not see below. we had a pretty good six-hour flight. >> reporter: six hours up in the air. you were shooting down on the beaches? >> no, no, the only thing we did was drop bombs and shoot the pilots. the enemy pilots. >> reporter: with what were your emotions as you heade

for "cbs this morning," jan crawford, bedford, virginia. >>> although we've said a lot, you can neverrning in normandy when the world makes you cynical, stop and think of these men. >>> and ahead, the most unforgettable moments of the week. you are >>> that does it for us. have a great weekend. >> you have a great weekend, too, charlie. >> be sure to tune in to "cbs evening news with scott pelley." as we leave you, let's take a look back at the week that was. awe of you have if you want to fight, let's go out back. ♪ ya, yeah, yeah ♪ >> how should you be addressed. mr. bull. >> to be an ambassador for the school who's better? >> if somebody tried to do that to your at this stage, would you have heard the message? >> if it was pit bull, absolutely. >> i knew i was making ramen. >> you should open a shop in jamaica and call it ivan's jammin' ramen. >> there you go. ♪ tonight you feel ♪ >> look at you. >> gayle, look at you. >> that's not a real picture, charlie, is it? >> yes. >> what happened? >> what happened? >> i fell. >> and then you did the show? >> yes. >> if my grandmother did t

woodruff: back in the united states today, veterans attended a ceremony at the d-day memorial in bedford, virginiab sales from madison heights, virginia was in the first wave of soldiers to land. his wife spoke for him today. >> we have to make sure there might never come a day when june the 6th means no more than any other day, that there might never be a generation of americans for whom the name normandy means nothing at all. >> woodruff: to enshrine that history, the national world war two memorial in washington was built ten years ago. today, veterans laid wreaths in front of the wall of gold stars that represent all the americans who died in the war. the latest government jobs report shows the american labor market moving into it's strongest hiring pace in years. employers added 217,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate remained at 6.3%. its lowest level since september 2008. may also marked an important moment: the highest total payroll level in u.s. history. all in all, a seemingly solid report. but those looking closely say it's premature to celebrate much. especially when at least

one of them was private ray stephens of bedford, virginia. a town of 3200 folks. private stevens and his twin brother, roy. belonged to company a, 29th infantry. there were only two of 30 young men from bedford that hit the beach 70 years ago with 29th. by dusk, 19 would be dead. two sets of brothers would perish in the campaign. one small town, still carrying history's heartache. the monuments of history are all still here. american rangers scaled a 100 foot high sheer cliff to capture a german gun. the hedge rose. thick, dangerous, and ever-present. the villages. still looking much the same as they did when the allies came calling. and the largest of the cemeteries. the one that sits on a bluff above the beach where world war ii and europe began to begin and end. omaha beach, where those died in europe serve as a daily remondayer of the horror of war and the price of freedom and democracy. and it is here, no matter the season, no matter how many years passed, the sun still sets on see cred ground where heroes look west towards home, toward america. >> msnbc's mik

one of them was private ray stevens of bedford, virginia, the town of 3,200 folks. private the stevens and his twin brother, roy, belonged to company "a," 29th infantry. they were only two of 30 young men from bedford who hit the beach 70 years ago with the 29th. by dusk, 19 would be dead. two sets of brothers would perish in the campaign. one small town still carrying history's heartache. the monuments of history are all still here. where american rangers scaled a 100-foot-high sheer cliff to capture a german gun emplacement. the hedge rows thick, dangerous, and ever-present. the villages still lacking much the same as they did when the allies came calling. and the largest of the cemeteries, the one that sits on the bluff above the beach where world war ii and europe began to end. omaha beach, where those who died in europe serve as a dale kri reminder of the horror of war and the price of freedom and democracy. and it is here no matter the season, no matter how many years pass, the sun still sets on sacred ground where heroes look west toward home toward america. >

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virginia. veterans shared their recollections of that historic day. bedfordlost more veterans per capita than any other community. >>> and the organization called "the french will never forget" put together a different kind of tribute. two helicopters dropped a million rose petals above the statue of liberty. >>> a man was arrested after committing an unspecified crime. john terrett has more with this story, what do we know about this person who is being held? >> reporter: we know more and more what this brings to number three, the number of americans contained by the regime in north america. according to the north korean. according to the daily dayton news in ohio. he comes from dayton. he has been on staff there for many years. according to the north koreans he has been arrested contrary for the purpose of tourism. they accuse him of doing more than just being a tourist. he apparently entered the country on april 29th. marie hart from washington, d.c. commented on this at the daily briefing at the state department. and said that the state department is well