[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 99 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5413-H5414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REMEMBERING WORLD WAR II VETERANS

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, this week we mark the 78th 
anniversary of the D-day landing in northern France.
  Three years ago, I had the honor of visiting the Normandy coastline 
to see the Utah and Omaha beaches, to see the memorial where the 2nd 
Ranger Battalion made their heroic stand, and to see the graves of the 
men who did not come home and who are now buried in the French 
countryside.
  Those who fought in Normandy and across France on the road to victory 
in

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Europe came from all walks of life. Those individuals were bound by a 
common goal: to stand for freedom and to liberate the oppressed. They 
were part of our Nation's Greatest Generation. And now as they grow 
older and move on to their eternal salvation, we must continue to 
remember their courage and to remember their sacrifice.
  Their legacy of service and bravery is at the heart of what makes the 
United States the greatest nation on Earth.

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