,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #efd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,moran7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,commemorating ,may #h1   
#bjbj1 the #geth anniversary of ,victory
 in ,europe ,day1 the day on which the  
,allies achieved victory in ,europe     
during ,world ,war ,,ii1 and honoring   
,dwight ,d4 ,eisenhower1 ,supreme       
,commander of the ,allied ,expeditionary
 ,force for the invasion of ,europe in  
#aidd and the #cdth ,president of the   
,united ,states4  ,whereas1 in #aida1   
leaders1 soldiers1 and citizens of the  
,united ,states joined a multinational  
campaign to defeat the ,german ,army1 a 
tyrannical force led by ,adolf ,hitler  
that had conquered ,europe2 ,whereas1 in
 #aidb1 ,army ,general ,dwight ,d4      
,eisenhower of ,kansas was named        
,supreme ,commander of the ,allied      

,expeditionary ,force for the ,allied   
invasion of ,europe2 ,whereas1 on ,june 
#f1 #aidd1 ,general ,eisenhower led a   
mission from ,england codenamed         
,operation ,overlord across the ,english
 ,channel to invade the ,german-occupied
 ,normandy coast of ,france2 ,whereas1  
in #aide1 the success of the invasion   
and further military missions led to the
 defeat and surrender of the ,german    
,army2 ,whereas1 on ,may #h1 #aide1 the 
world celebrated the end of ,world ,war 
,,ii in ,europe2 ,whereas1 in #aiii1    
,congress authorized the creation of a  
memorial to recognize the lifetime of   
achievements of ,dwight ,d4 ,eisenhower1
 both as a general and as the #cdth     
,president of the ,united ,states2      
,whereas1 in #bjbj1 the ,dwight ,d4     
,eisenhower ,memorial ,commission1 an   
entity charged with creating a worthy   
memorial to ,eisenhower in the ,national
 ,capital ,region1 fulfilled its        
mission2 and ,whereas1 the ,dwight ,d4  
,eisenhower ,memorial ,commission1      

chaired by ,senator ,pat ,roberts of    
,kansas1 has scheduled a dedication and 
ribbon-cutting ceremony to occur on     
,september #ag1 #bjbj3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 wishes to
 commemorate the #geth anniversary of   
,allied victory in ,europe on ,may #h1  
#bjbj2  7#b7 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 enjoy2  7#c7 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 ,states2  7#d7 celebrates the   
extraordinary service of #e-star        
,general ,dwight ,d4 ,eisenhower1 whose 
mission it was to defeat the ,german    
,army and end ,world ,war ,,ii in       
,europe2 and  7#e7 joins all people of  
the ,united ,states on the #geth        
anniversary of ,victory in ,europe ,day 
7also known as ,v-,e ,day71 ,may #h1    

#bjbj1 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 world4