[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1251 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1251

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 14, 2010.
Whereas June 6, 2010, marks the 66th anniversary of the D-Day landings at 
        Normandy, France;
Whereas more than 150,000 Allied troops participated in the Normandy landings;
Whereas approximately 70,500 Americans stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day 
        and more than 1,400 of them gave their lives fighting for the cause of 
        freedom;
Whereas the U.S. Army Air Forces alone flew 8,000 planes on more than 14,000 
        sorties during D-Day;
Whereas more than 4,000 ships carrying soldiers and supplies crossed the English 
        Channel;
Whereas 800 Allied planes dropped more than 13,000 men in parachutes;
Whereas more than 100,000 Allied soldiers made it ashore while 9,000 of their 
        comrades were wounded or killed;
Whereas there are 9,387 graves in Colleville-sur-Mer, America's cemetery in 
        Northern France where all graves face west, toward America;
Whereas there are 307 graves containing the remains of unknown soldiers;
Whereas within the Garden of the Missing there are 1,557 names of soldiers who 
        were never found;
Whereas captured Germans were sent to American prisoner-of-war camps at the rate 
        of 30,000 POWs per month from D-Day until Christmas, 1944; and
Whereas the Allied landings on D-Day led to the liberation of France and 
        culminated in the ultimate annihilation of the Nazi empire: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the American troops who gave their lives in the Battle of 
        Normandy;
            (2) recognizes the 66th anniversary of the D-Day landings at 
        Normandy, France; and
            (3) expresses gratitude to the ``greatest generation'' of Americans 
        who fearlessly fought for freedom.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.