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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 421 

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

heroism and military achievement by the members of the United States 

Armed Forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing 

at Normandy, France, and commending them for leadership and valor 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 10, 2014 

Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. 

BURR, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. JOHANNS, 

Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. RUBIO, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, and Mr. CORNYN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

MAY 20, 2014 

Reported by Mr. MENENDEZ, without amendment 

MAY 21, 2014 

Considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for 

the acts of heroism and military achievement by the 

members of the United States Armed Forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, and commending them for leadership 

and valor in an operation that helped bring an end 

to World War II. 


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SRES 421 ATS 

Whereas June 6, 2014, marks the 70th anniversary of the Allied assault at Normandy, France, by American, British, 

and Canadian troops, which was 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 assault phase on Normandy was 

codenamed ‘‘Neptune’’, and the June 6th assault date 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 approximately 

31,000 members of the United States Armed Forces, 

153,000 members of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 

5,000 naval vessels, and more than 11,000 sorties by Allied aircraft; 

Whereas soldiers of 6 divisions (3 American, 2 British, and 

1 Canadian) 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 

casualties were members of the United States Armed 

Forces; 

Whereas the age of the remaining World War II veterans 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 these 

events, particularly to younger generations; 


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SRES 421 ATS 

Whereas the young people of Normandy and the United 

States have displayed unprecedented commitment to and 

involvement in celebrating the veterans of the Normandy 

landings and the freedom that they brought with them in 

1944; 

Whereas the significant material remains of the Normandy 

landing, such as shipwrecks and various items of military 

equipment found both on the Normandy beaches and at 

the bottom of the sea in French territorial waters, bear 

witness to the remarkable material resources used by the 

Allied Armed 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 Normandy landings, and constitute both now 

and for all time a unique piece of humanity’s world heritage, and a symbol of peace and freedom, whose unspoilt 

nature, integrity, and authenticity 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— 

(1) recognizes the 70th 2 anniversary of the Allied 

3 amphibious landing on D-Day, June 6, 1944, at 

4 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; 


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SRES 421 ATS 

1 (3) thanks the young people of Normandy and 

2 the United States for their involvement in recog3 nizing and celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the 

4 Normandy landings with the aim of making future 

5 generations aware of the acts of heroism and sac6 rifice performed by the Allied forces; 

7 (4) recognizes the efforts of the Government of 

8 France and the people of Normandy to preserve, for 

9 future generations, the unique world heritage rep10 resented by the Normandy beaches and the sunken 

11 material remains of the Normandy landing, by in12 scribing them on the United Nations Educational, 

13 Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 

14 World Heritage List; and 

15 (5) requests the President to issue a proclama16 tion calling on the people of the United States to ob17 serve the anniversary with appropriate ceremonies 

18 and programs to honor the sacrifices of their fellow 

19 countrymen to liberate Europe. 

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