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Calendar No. 98 

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, Mr. COONS, Mr. INHOFE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

BLUNT, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. JONES, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. 

UDALL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BRAUN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, 

Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. WICKER, Mr. 

LANKFORD, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SULLIVAN, Ms. HASSAN, 

Mr. ROUNDS, Mrs. FISCHER, Ms. MCSALLY, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. 

DAINES, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. PORTMAN, 

Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. TOOMEY, 

Mr. TILLIS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. 

ROSEN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. SCOTT of South 

Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Relations 

MAY 23 (legislative day, MAY 22), 2019 

Reported by Mr. RISCH, without amendment and an amendment to the 

preamble 

[Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic] 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for 

the acts of heroism and valor by the members of the 


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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 

occupied France and the Nazi government still had access 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’’; 


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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 necessary 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 


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(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 

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 occupied France and the Nazi government still had access to 

the raw materials and industrial capacity of Western Europe; 

Whereas the naval phase of the Allied assault at Normandy 

was code-named ‘‘Operation 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 combined arms 

amphibious assault in history, consisting of— 

(1) approximately 132,600 members of the Allied Expeditionary Force, including 57,500 members of the 

United States Armed Forces; 

(2) more than 23,000 airborne troops supporting the 

seaborne landings; 

(3) approximately 7,000 naval vessels; and 

(4) more than 14,000 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) and 3 British armored briVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:23 May 24, 2019 Jkt 034408 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR135.RS SR135

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gades stormed ashore in 5 main landing areas on beaches 

in Normandy, which were code-named ‘‘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 necessary 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 


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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; 

5 (2) expresses gratitude and appreciation to the 

6 members of the United States Armed Forces who 

7 participated in the D-Day operations; 

8 (3) thanks the young people of Normandy and 

9 the United States for their involvement in events 

10 celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Normandy 

11 landings with the aim of making future generations 

12 aware of the acts of heroism and sacrifice performed 

13 by the Allied forces; 

14 (4) recognizes the efforts of France and the 

15 people of Normandy to preserve for future genera16 tions the unique world heritage represented by the 

17 Normandy beaches and the sunken material remains 


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1 of the Normandy landings by inscribing those beach2 es and remains on the United Nations Educational, 

3 Scientific and Cultural Organization (commonly re4 ferred to as ‘‘UNESCO’’) World Heritage List; and 

5 (5) requests that the President issue a procla6 mation calling on the people of the United States to 

7 observe the 75th anniversary of the Normandy land8 ings with appropriate ceremonies and programs to 

9 honor the sacrifices made by their fellow countrymen 

10 to liberate Europe. 


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Calendar No. 98 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 135 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the 

II. operation that helped bring an end to World War those individuals for leadership and bravery in an landing at Normandy, France, and commending participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious members of the United States Armed Forces who Senate for the acts of heroism and valor by the 

MAY 23 (legislative day, MAY 22), 2019 

Reported without amendment and an amendment to the 

preamble 


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