,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#aj1 #bjad,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself1   
,ms4 ,landrieu1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4      
,manchin1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1  
,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4      
,johanns1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,rubio1   
,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 and ,mr4  
,cornyn7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,may 
#bj1 #bjad,reported by ,mr4 ,menendez1  
without amendment  ,may #ba1            
#bjad;,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 #f1 #aidd1 amphibious landing at  
,normandy1 ,france1 and commending them 
for leadership and valor in an operation
 that helped bring an end to ,world ,war
 ,,ii4  ,whereas ,june #f1 #bjad1 marks 

the #gjth anniversary of the ,allied    
assault at ,normandy1 ,france1 by       
,american1 ,british1 and ,canadian      
troops1 which was known as ,operation   
,overlord2 ,whereas1 before ,operation  
,overlord1 the ,german ,army still      
occupied ,france and the ,nazi          
government still had access to the raw  
materials and industrial capacity of    
,western ,europe2 ,whereas the naval    
assault phase on ,normandy was codenamed
 ,neptune1 and the ,june #fth assault   
date is referred to as ,d-,day to denote
 the day on which the combat attack was 
initiated2 ,whereas the ,d-,day landing 
was the largest single amphibious       
assault in history1 consisting of       
approximately #ca1jjj members of the    
,united ,states ,armed ,forces1 #aec1jjj
 members of the ,allied ,expeditionary  
,force1 #e1jjj naval vessels1 and more  
than #aa1jjj sorties by ,allied         
aircraft2 ,whereas soldiers of #f       
divisions 7#c ,american1 #b ,british1   
and #a ,canadian7 stormed ashore in #e  

main landing areas on beaches in        
,normandy1 which were code-named ,utah1 
,omaha1 ,gold1 ,juno1 and ,sword2       
,whereas1 of the approximately #aj1jjj  
,allied casualties incurred on the first
 day of the landing1 more than #f1jjj   
casualties were members of the ,united  
,states ,armed ,forces2 ,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
 events1 particularly to younger        
generations2 ,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 #aidd2 ,whereas the significant      
material remains of the ,normandy       
landing1 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
 waters1 bear witness to the remarkable 
material resources used by the ,allied  
,armed ,forces to execute the ,normandy 
landings2 ,whereas #e ,normandy beaches 
and a number of sites on the ,normandy  
coast1 including ,pointe du ,hoc1 were  
the scene of the ,normandy landings1 and
 constitute both now and for all time a 
unique piece of humanity's world        
heritage1 and a symbol of peace and     
freedom1 whose unspoilt nature1         
integrity1 and authenticity must be     
protected at all costs2 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 ,europe3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 recognizes the #gjth anniversary of
 the ,allied amphibious landing on      
,d-,day1 ,june #f1 #aidd1 at ,normandy1 
,france1 during ,world ,war ,,ii2  7#b7 

expresses gratitude and appreciation to 
the members of the ,united ,states      
,armed ,forces who participated in the  
,d-,day operations2  7#c7 thanks the    
young people of ,normandy and the       
,united ,states for their involvement in
 recognizing and celebrating the #gjth  
,anniversary of the ,normandy landings  
with the aim of making future           
generations aware of the acts of heroism
 and sacrifice performed by the ,allied 
forces2  7#d7 recognizes the efforts of 
the ,government of ,france and the      
people of ,normandy to preserve1 for    
future generations1 the unique world    
heritage represented by the ,normandy   
beaches and the sunken material remains 
of the ,normandy landing1 by inscribing 
them on the ,united ,nations            
,educational1 ,scientific1 and ,cultural
 ,organization 7,,unesco7 ,world        
,heritage ,list2 and  7#e7 requests the 
,president to issue a proclamation      
calling on the people of the ,united    
,states to observe the anniversary with 

appropriate ceremonies and programs to  
honor the sacrifices of their fellow    
countrymen to liberate ,europe4