Bedford Goes to War is the compelling World War II story of Bedford County, Virginia--a story of heroism, sacrifice, and remembrance. From a population of 30,000, some 4,000 men and women served in the military. Some 50 fought in the Normandy Invasion, and 20 were killed in action on D-Day--19 in the 116th Infantry's Company A, which had been a National Guard unit in Bedford. The county is believed to have lost more men per capita on D-Day than any other community in America. As tragic as D-Day was for Bedford, its sacrifice throughout the war was far greater. Its men fought and died on the...