her big brother jack reynolds was in company "a." egraph was delivered, she watched hert mor read, then weep. jack was gone. >> i said where has he gone to? she said he's gone to heaven. then i knew that something had happened to him. but it was just such a confusing and a sad day after that. >> nis in th 75th anniversary year, bedford's main street is alive with fluttering flags and banners bearing pictures of the boys. a newly opened tribute center displayedersonal mementos donated by the families. there's the baseball g pove of thecher who left a minor league contract behind for war. jack reynolds blood-stained pocket bible, purple heart and banners. >> our goal as a tribute center is to pmake sure that these boy legacies will continue on way beyond their black and white pictures on the wall. >> here's what she hopes that visitors to the memorl, to the tribute center, to bedford will temember. >>y have given us the freedom we have today. >> yep, the freedom we have today. while you heard me mention 19 bedford boys, that s the numbe

. >> reporter: he's given the name john reynolds but everyone called him little jack, 5'5", 112, he joined can remember the day he was getting ready to leave. that stuck in my head. >> marguerite reynolds was the youngest sibling wondering if jack would acknowledge wher. >> last one he came over to and picked me up and he said i want you to be a good little girl until i get back. >> reporter: she distinctly remembers the day they learned jack had been killedwa she out in the yard watching her mom hang clothes on the line when a stranger's car pulled up the driveway. the man handed them a telegram. herther began to read, began to weep, then said they needed to get into town, into bedford. >> i kept saying, where are we going? she said, she told me, s said, jack is gone. onsaid, where has he gone to? she said, he'sto heaven. but he was just such a confusing and sad day after that. >> reporter: sad, nfusing, utterly heart breaking for 19 families whose bedford boys in company a died in the d-day invasion. some like jack in first few minutes. years later, here's what one of he survivors told t