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| • | Bedford is an independent city located within the confines of Bedford County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It serves as the county seat of Bedford County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,299. The Bureau_of_Economic_Analysis combines the city of Bedford with surrounding Bedford county for statistical purposes.
Bedford is home of the National D-Day Memorial (despite the "National" in its name, the memorial is owned by a non-governmental foundation). Bedford lost more residents per capita in the Normandy landings than any other American community. Nineteen soldiers from Bedford, whose 1944 population was about 3,200, were killed on D-Day. Two other Bedford soldiers died later in the Normandy campaign.
Bedford is the sister city of Trevier, France, which sent Bedford an exact replica of its own World War I statue, including the face damaged in World War II. Bedford is also near Poplar Forest, the rural retreat of Thomas Jefferson.
Source: [wikipedia: bedford, virginia]
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