PRINTER'S NO. 3982
No. 774 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY McGEEHAN, ADOLPH, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER,
BALDWIN, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF,
BISHOP, BLAUM, BOYD, BROWNE, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER,
CORRIGAN, COSTA, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALEY, DALLY,
DeLUCA, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EACHUS,
J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK,
FORCIER, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH,
GODSHALL, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARPER, HARRIS,
HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON,
JAMES, JOSEPHS, KELLER, KENNEY, KILLION, KIRKLAND, LaGROTTA,
LAUGHLIN, LEACH, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LEVDANSKY, LEWIS,
LYNCH, MAHER, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McCALL, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, McILHINNEY, MELIO, METCALFE, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER,
S. MILLER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE,
PAYNE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PISTELLA, RAYMOND, READSHAW, REED,
REICHLEY, RIEGER, ROBERTS, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER,
SEMMEL, YOUNGBLOOD, B. SMITH, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
STERN, STETLER, R. STEVENSON, STURLA, SURRA, TANGRETTI,
E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE, TURZAI,
WALKO, WASHINGTON, WATSON, WEBER, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YUDICHAK
AND ZUG, JUNE 7, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 7, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion of
2 France and honoring the heroic efforts of the servicemen who
3 fought and those who lost their lives on June 6, 1944, as
4 Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy.
5 WHEREAS, On June 6, 1944, the American, British, Canadian and
6 French Allied Forces of World War II set sail from England
7 across the turbulent, frigid waters of the English Channel to
8 launch an invasion of continental Europe; and
1 WHEREAS, Three years of strategic planning produced the D-Day
2 assault on the beaches of Normandy, France, to liberate France
3 and overthrow Nazi Germany; and
4 WHEREAS, On the night of June 5, 1944, more than 900 planes
5 and 100 gliders of the United States Ninth Air Force ascended
6 from British fields carrying parachute jumpers from the 82nd and
7 101st Divisions; and
8 WHEREAS, In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the huge armada
9 of 1,796 vessels, including 931 American ships, moved across the
10 English Channel; and
11 WHEREAS, Approximately 150,000 soldiers, including 57,300
12 American men, landed at Normandy and 15,000 American
13 paratroopers dropped during D-Day; and
14 WHEREAS, Approximately 6,000 Americans were killed or
15 wounded, many being met with deadly machine-gun fire as they
16 came ashore; and
17 WHEREAS, Their faith and courageousness enabled these brave
18 men to complete this assault, which was the beginning of the end
19 for Hitler and the Third Reich; and
20 WHEREAS, It is fitting to remember the sacrifice of these men
21 on this historic occasion; therefore be it
22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the heroic
23 efforts of the men who participated in the June 6, 1944, events
24 and commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion of
25 Normandy.
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