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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 135 

Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for the acts of 

heroism and valor by the members of the United States Armed Forces 

who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, 

France, and commending those individuals for leadership and bravery 

in an operation that helped bring an end to World War II. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 2, 2019 

Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. COONS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for 

the acts of heroism and valor by the members of the 

United States Armed Forces who participated in the 

June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, 

and commending those individuals for leadership and 

bravery in an operation that helped bring an end to 

World War II. 

Whereas June 6, 2019, marks the 75th anniversary of the 

Allied assault at Normandy, France, by troops of the 

United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Free 

France, known as ‘‘Operation Overlord’’; 

Whereas, before Operation Overlord, the German Army still 

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cess to the raw materials and industrial capacity of Western Europe; 

Whereas the naval phase of the Allied assault at Normandy 

was codenamed ‘‘Neptune’’, and the date of June 6, 

1944, is referred to as ‘‘D-Day’’ to denote the day on 

which the combat attack was initiated; 

Whereas the D-Day landing was the largest single amphibious assault in history, consisting of— 

(1) approximately 57,000 members of the United 

States Armed Forces; 

(2) approximately 153,000 members of the Allied 

Expeditionary Force; 

(3) approximately 5,000 naval vessels; and 

(4) more than 11,000 sorties by Allied aircraft; 

Whereas soldiers of 6 divisions (3 from the United States, 2 

from the United Kingdom, which included troops of Free 

France, and 1 from Canada) stormed ashore in 5 main 

landing areas on beaches in Normandy, which were codenamed ‘‘Utah’’, ‘‘Omaha’’, ‘‘Gold’’, ‘‘Juno’’, and 

‘‘Sword’’; 

Whereas, of the approximately 10,000 Allied casualties incurred on the first day of the landing, more than 6,000 

were members of the United States Armed Forces; 

Whereas the Allied assault and following operations were supported by ships, aircraft, and troops from Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Free Norway, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the Polish Armed Forces in the 

West; 

Whereas the advanced age of the last remaining veterans of, 

and the gradual disappearance of any living memory of, 

World War II and the Normandy landings make it necVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:40 Apr 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR135.IS SR135

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essary to increase activities intended to pass on the history of those events, particularly to younger generations; 

Whereas the young people of Normandy and the United 

States have displayed unprecedented commitment to, and 

involvement in, celebrating— 

(1) the veterans of the Normandy landings; and 

(2) the freedom brought by those veterans in 1944; 

Whereas the significant material remains of the Normandy 

landings found on the Normandy beaches and at the bottom of the sea in the territorial waters of France, such 

as shipwrecks and various items of military equipment, 

bear witness to the remarkable and unique nature of the 

material resources used by the Allied forces to execute 

the Normandy landings; 

Whereas 5 Normandy beaches and a number of sites on the 

Normandy coast, including Pointe du Hoc, were the 

scene of the D-Day landings and constitute, and will for 

all time constitute— 

(1) a unique piece of world heritage; and 

(2) a symbol of peace and freedom, the unspoilt nature, integrity, and authenticity of which must be protected at all costs; and 

Whereas the world owes a debt of gratitude to the members 

of the ‘‘Greatest Generation’’ who assumed the task of 

freeing the world from Nazi and Fascist regimes and restoring liberty to Europe: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of the am3 phibious landing of the Allies on D-Day, June 6, 

4 1944, at Normandy, France, during World War II; 


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1 (2) expresses gratitude and appreciation to the 

2 members of the United States Armed Forces who 

3 participated in the D-Day operations; 

4 (3) thanks the young people of Normandy and 

5 the United States for their involvement in events 

6 celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Normandy 

7 landings with the aim of making future generations 

8 aware of the acts of heroism and sacrifice performed 

9 by the Allied forces; 

10 (4) recognizes the efforts of France and the 

11 people of Normandy to preserve for future genera12 tions the unique world heritage represented by the 

13 Normandy beaches and the sunken material remains 

14 of the Normandy landings by inscribing those beach15 es and remains on the United Nations Educational, 

16 Scientific and Cultural Organization (commonly re17 ferred to as ‘‘UNESCO’’) World Heritage List; and 

18 (5) requests that the President issue a procla19 mation calling on the people of the United States to 

20 observe the 75th anniversary of the Normandy land21 ings with appropriate ceremonies and programs to 

22 honor the sacrifices made by their fellow countrymen 

23 to liberate Europe. 

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