Limited tickets available at Eventbrite.com! Please join us for a special dedication event on D-Day June 6, 2026 at the Loading Dock in Grafton, IL. We will celebrate the unveiling of The National Memorial of Military Ascent. A very unique memorial with 12 life-sized bronze statues scaling the bluff depicting D-Day in 1944 at Pointe du hoc. The evening will include entertainment from Elsie Parker & The Poor People of Paris and The Mike Buerk Orchestra. Dinner is included with the price of the ticket and will be catered by Andres with an open bar. The venue has free parking and a shuttle for guests. Tickets are $100 each plus taxes and fees. The NMMA is a memorial to honor and remember our veterans at The Grafton Visitor Center and Edward Amburg History Museum. The center is is just off The Great River Rd at 950 E. Main St. Grafton, IL 62037 and is open daily 10-4. Please visit the NMMA website for more information.
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