The Bedford Town Calendar

Fallen Heroes Memorial dog tag flag on display at VA Bedford May 16-21 BEDFORD, Massachusetts– Veterans and Athletes United’s (VAU) Fallen Heroes Memorial, made of 7,040 dog tags that create an image of the American flag, will be on display in the Oval at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital here, May 16 – 21. The dog tags are engraved with the names of the service members who have fallen in the War on Terrorism. The memorial also has 50 gold stars on the flag to honor Gold Star families nationwide. The Fallen Heroes Memorial will be open to the

Tour guide: Victor Curran of the Concord Visitor Center Hear the voices of the silent stones in Concord’s cemeteries on this 90-minute tour.  Scenic, wooded Sleepy Hollow is the most famous, with highlights including the magnificent Melvin Memorial and the graves of Concord’s literary giants:  Alcott, Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau.  The Hill Burying Ground and the South Burying Ground are the resting places of Revolutionary War heroes and their ancestors back to the 1600s. This tour will depart the Concord Visitor Center at 58 Main Street.  Please wear good walking shoes and be prepared to be outdoors up to 2 hours