,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ace  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #b1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,coons7 submitted the following    
resolution2 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 #f1 #aidd1
 amphibious landing at ,normandy1       
,france1 and commending those           
individuals for leadership and bravery  
in an operation that helped bring an end
 to ,world ,war ,,ii4  ,whereas ,june   
#f1 #bjai1 marks the #geth anniversary  
of the ,allied assault at ,normandy1    
,france1 by troops of the ,united       
,states1 the ,united ,kingdom1 ,canada1 
and ,free ,france1 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    
phase of the ,allied assault at         
,normandy was codenamed ,neptune1 and   
the date of ,june #f1 #aidd1 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-- 7#a7           
approximately #eg1jjj members of the    
,united ,states ,armed ,forces2  7#b7   
approximately #aec1jjj members of the   
,allied ,expeditionary ,force2  7#c7    
approximately #e1jjj naval vessels2 and 
7#d7 more than #aa1jjj sorties by       
,allied aircraft2  ,whereas soldiers of 
#f divisions 7#c from the ,united       
,states1 #b from the ,united ,kingdom1  
which included troops of ,free ,france1 
and #a from ,canada7 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   
were members of the ,united ,states     
,armed ,forces2 ,whereas the ,allied    
assault and following operations were   
supported by ships1 aircraft1 and troops
 from ,australia1 ,belgium1             
,czechoslovakia1 ,free ,norway1 ,greece1
 the ,netherlands1 ,new ,zealand1 and   
the ,polish ,armed ,forces in the ,west2
 ,whereas the advanced age of the last  
remaining veterans of1 and the gradual  
disappearance of any living memory of1  
,world ,war ,,ii and the ,normandy      
landings make it necessary to increase  
activities intended to pass on the      
history of those events1 particularly to
 younger generations2 ,whereas the young
 people of ,normandy and the ,united    
,states have displayed unprecedented    
commitment to1 and involvement in1      
celebrating--  7#a7 the veterans of the 
,normandy landings2 and  7#b7 the       
freedom brought by those veterans in    

#aidd2 ,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 ,france1 such as shipwrecks   
and various items of military equipment1
 bear witness to the remarkable and     
unique nature of the material resources 
used by the ,allied 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  
,d-,day landings and constitute1 and    
will for all time constitute--  7#a7 a  
unique piece of world heritage2 and     
7#b7 a symbol of peace and freedom1 the 
unspoilt nature1 integrity1 and         
authenticity of which 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 #geth anniversary of the amphibious
 landing of the ,allies 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 events 
celebrating the #geth 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 ,france and the people of
 ,normandy to preserve for future       
generations the unique world heritage   
represented by the ,normandy beaches and
 the sunken material remains of the     
,normandy landings by inscribing those  
beaches and remains on the ,united      
,nations ,educational1 ,scientific and  
,cultural ,organization 7commonly       

referred to as ,,unesco7 ,world         
,heritage ,list2 and  7#e7 requests that
 the ,president issue a proclamation    
calling on the people of the ,united    
,states to observe the #geth anniversary
 of the ,normandy landings with         
appropriate ceremonies and programs to  
honor the sacrifices made by their      
fellow countrymen to liberate ,europe4