[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 26 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E264]
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                      IN MEMORY OF CHARLES SCHULZ

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                           HON. BOB GOODLATTE

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 9, 2000

  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege and an honor to stand 
before you today and pay tribute to the celebrated cartoonist Charles 
Schulz. His legacy will be remembered around the world for years to 
come. For 50 years, Mr. Schulz gave us the lovable characters that we 
could identify with, the Peanuts Gang.
  I would also like to inform my colleagues of Schulz's generous 
contributions to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation in Bedford, 
Virginia. The Foundation is a group of veterans and volunteers 
designated by the U.S. Congress to build and maintain a memorial to 
Allied Forces who invaded the Normandy coast of France on June 6, 1944. 
The Foundation is charged with designing, building and operating a 
national memorial that will provide a place of reverence and solemnity 
honoring those who sacrificed so much on D-Day. The Foundation is 
committed to educating citizens of the world, especially young people, 
about the scope of the invasion; the role of individual American 
service men and women; the sacrifices made by the families and 
communities on the home front; and the critical importance and 
significance of D-Day.
  Since its creation, Charles Schulz provided great support to the 
Foundation and the advancement of its goals. All donations in Charles 
Schulz's name should be directed, per Mr. Schultz's request, to The 
Campaign to Build The National D-Day Memorial and Education Center.
  Again, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognition of this man's 
support for such a worthy cause.

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