[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
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                 COMMEMORATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in commemoration of the 
upcoming 50th anniversary of D-Day, the first day of the Allied 
Invasion of Europe at Normandy. The Allies, under the command of Dwight 
D. Eisenhower, landed on the beaches in France on June 6, 1944.
  Our troops suffered massive losses. Yet, despite the onslaught from 
the German guns, the Allied Forces held their beachheads and pushed the 
Germans back. Within a year, the war was over.
  Mr. Speaker, the 50th anniversary of D-Day is a day when we should 
remember all of those who fought and died at Normandy and, indeed, in 
all of World War II. Nearly 580,000 men and women from Florida served 
their country with honor and distinction in World War II.
  We must always remember to pay tribute to those who have made the 
ultimate sacrifice. We must never forget those who have died, and those 
who were injured. We must never fail to help those surviving veterans 
who may be in failing health. And we must ensure that we never again 
have to send so many young men to die. The United States must continue 
to maintain a strong defense. Peace through strength must never ever be 
forgotten.

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