[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 86 (Thursday, May 7, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2326-S2327]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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      SENATE RESOLUTION 564--COMMEMORATING MAY 8, 2020, THE 75TH 
      ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY, THE DAY ON WHICH THE 
      ALLIES ACHIEVED VICTORY IN EUROPE DURING WORLD WAR II, AND 
        HONORING DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE 
     ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FOR THE INVASION OF EUROPE IN 1944 
              AND THE 34TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 564

       Whereas, in 1941, leaders, soldiers, and citizens of the 
     United States joined a multinational campaign to defeat the 
     German Army, a tyrannical force led by Adolf Hitler that had 
     conquered Europe;
       Whereas, in 1942, Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower of 
     Kansas was named Supreme Commander of the Allied 
     Expeditionary Force for the Allied invasion of Europe;
       Whereas, on June 6, 1944, General Eisenhower led a mission 
     from England codenamed ``Operation Overlord'' across the 
     English Channel to invade the German-occupied Normandy coast 
     of France;
       Whereas, in 1945, the success of the invasion and further 
     military missions led to the defeat and surrender of the 
     German Army;
       Whereas, on May 8, 1945, the world celebrated the end of 
     World War II in Europe;
       Whereas, in 1999, Congress authorized the creation of a 
     memorial to recognize the lifetime of achievements of Dwight 
     D. Eisenhower, both as a general and as the 34th President of 
     the United States;
       Whereas, in 2020, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial 
     Commission, an entity charged with creating a worthy memorial 
     to Eisenhower in the National Capital Region, fulfilled its 
     mission; and
       Whereas, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, 
     chaired by Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, has scheduled a 
     dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony to occur on September 
     17, 2020: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) wishes to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Allied 
     victory in Europe on May 8, 2020;
       (2) honors the men and women of the United States who 
     sacrificed their lives for the freedoms that millions of 
     people throughout the world continue to enjoy;
       (3) recognizes the contributions of the thousands of 
     members of the Armed Forces who returned home to their 
     families and communities and reentered life in the United 
     States;
       (4) celebrates the extraordinary service of 5-star General 
     Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose mission it was to defeat the 
     German Army and end World War II in Europe; and
       (5) joins all people of the United States on the 75th 
     anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (also known as ``V-E 
     Day''), May 8, 2020, in saluting the members of the Armed 
     Forces who gave of themselves and willingly sacrificed so 
     that future generations could be blessed with a more peaceful 
     world.

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