[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 2, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3745]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE 82ND ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY

  (Mr. GRIFFITH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 82nd 
anniversary of D-Day.
  On June 6, 1944, American soldiers raced into the mouth of the Nazi 
war machine, storming the beaches of Normandy.
  For the town of Bedford, Virginia, D-Day is always particularly 
poignant. Twenty boys from Bedford lost their lives on D-Day. Bedford 
suffered the highest D-Day death toll per capita of any American 
community.
  We honor and remember our D-Day heroes with the National D-Day 
Memorial located in Bedford.
  This year, the memorial celebrates its 25th anniversary. However, 
this will be the first D-Day since the passing of memorial advocate 
Lucille Hoback Boggess.
  Ms. Hoback Boggess had two brothers killed on D-Day, and she helped 
lead efforts to create the memorial with founder Bob Slaughter.
  We continue to follow in her footsteps, preserving the legacy of her 
brothers and the many heroes who served in Normandy and through their 
heroism cracked the wall of Hitler's fortress Europe.

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