Title: A resolution commemorating May 8, 2020, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the day on which the Allies achieved victory in Europe during World War II, and honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force for the invasion of Europe in 1944 and the 34th President of the United States.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution commemorates the 75th anniversary of Allied victory to end World War II in Europe and honors the contributions of the U.S. Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 564 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 564

 Commemorating May 8, 2020, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe 
  Day, the day on which the Allies achieved victory in Europe during 
 World War II, and honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of 
 the Allied Expeditionary Force for the invasion of Europe in 1944 and 
                the 34th President of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2020

    Mr. Roberts (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commemorating May 8, 2020, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe 
  Day, the day on which the Allies achieved victory in Europe during 
 World War II, and honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of 
 the Allied Expeditionary Force for the invasion of Europe in 1944 and 
                the 34th President of the United States.

Whereas, in 1941, leaders, soldiers, and citizens of the United States joined a 
        multinational campaign to defeat the German Army, a tyrannical force led 
        by Adolf Hitler that had conquered Europe;
Whereas, in 1942, Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower of Kansas was named Supreme 
        Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force for the Allied invasion of 
        Europe;
Whereas, on June 6, 1944, General Eisenhower led a mission from England 
        codenamed ``Operation Overlord'' across the English Channel to invade 
        the German-occupied Normandy coast of France;
Whereas, in 1945, the success of the invasion and further military missions led 
        to the defeat and surrender of the German Army;
Whereas, on May 8, 1945, the world celebrated the end of World War II in Europe;
Whereas, in 1999, Congress authorized the creation of a memorial to recognize 
        the lifetime of achievements of Dwight D. Eisenhower, both as a general 
        and as the 34th President of the United States;
Whereas, in 2020, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, an entity 
        charged with creating a worthy memorial to Eisenhower in the National 
        Capital Region, fulfilled its mission; and
Whereas, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, chaired by Senator Pat 
        Roberts of Kansas, has scheduled a dedication and ribbon-cutting 
        ceremony to occur on September 17, 2020: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) wishes to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Allied 
        victory in Europe on May 8, 2020;
            (2) honors the men and women of the United States who 
        sacrificed their lives for the freedoms that millions of people 
        throughout the world continue to enjoy;
            (3) recognizes the contributions of the thousands of 
        members of the Armed Forces who returned home to their families 
        and communities and reentered life in the United States;
            (4) celebrates the extraordinary service of 5-star General 
        Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose mission it was to defeat the German 
        Army and end World War II in Europe; and
            (5) joins all people of the United States on the 75th 
        anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (also known as ``V-E 
        Day''), May 8, 2020, in saluting the members of the Armed 
        Forces who gave of themselves and willingly sacrificed so that 
        future generations could be blessed with a more peaceful world.
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