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On the home front, citizens produced war material and food, prepared for civil defense, bought war bonds, contributed to the Red Cross and USO, restricted consumption, salvaged scarce materials, grew Victory Gardens, prepared surgical dressings for the military, and wrote to loved ones in the service. Bedford has honored and memorialized those who fought and died. It also proudly hosts the National D-Day Memorial. Bedford Goes to War tells what happened during the war in general to Bedford County--to those who served in the military and those who remained on the home front--and in specific detail to 35 veterans and their families. The book is based on extensive research in Bedford County's library, museum, and courthouse and interviews with over 30 veterans or their families. The book includes 367 pages of text, 30 pages of photos and maps, two appendices, a bibliography, and over 900 endnotes. 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As the action flashes back to the 1940s, Jeb and his wife reveal surprising stories from their teenage and wartime years, including: - a fatal hunting accident, - stories of the senior year of the Class of 1940 of Halesford High School, - a vendetta against Jeb by classmate Dick Drumheller, - Jeb's and friend Cal's joining the National Guard and being called to active Army service, - Ginny Jackson's pursuit of a nursing career, - Ginny's and friend Liz's service as Army nurses, - deployment to Great Britain, - romances in England, - the battlefields and hospital tents of France, - Jeb's investigation of German atrocities, and - return to Virginia and England. The story is set in Virginia, military bases in the U.S. and Great Britain, and the battlefields of France. It is a story of one generation--some believe the greatest generation--growing to maturity, under fire, during the most cataclysmic event in world history. 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