[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 58 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E894]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN EUROPE (V-E) DAY DURING 
                              WORLD WAR II

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                               speech of

                            HON. STEVE BUYER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 3, 2005

  Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, today the Congress recognized the 60th 
anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. World War II was a defining 
moment in the lives of our Nation's Greatest Generation. Men and women 
whose early youth was shaped in the ordeal of the Great Depression 
showed the values formed in that crucible when tyranny threatened a 
world. More than 4 million Americans served in our armed forces in the 
cauldron of Europe. Nearly 200,000 of them made the ultimate sacrifice 
there serving the cause of freedom. Today, as we must every day, we 
recognize and honor the service and sacrifices made by them and by our 
allies fighting by their side. Their legacy--and the legacy of their 
generation--is a freer world of opportunity and equality, which we 
inherit with gratitude and serve with humility.

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