[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14959]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        IN RECOGNITION OF D-DAY

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                            HON. TIM MAHONEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2007

  Mr. MAHONEY of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor our brave 
military forces who on this day in 1944--63 years ago--landed on Utah 
and Omaha beaches, 2 of the 5 beaches at Normandy on a mission known as 
Operation Overlord, the D-day invasion.
  Today we honor those who never made it ashore, drowning from the 
weight of their gear or killed by the enemy as they struggled out of 
the water. The ones who did make it fought valiantly on those 
beachheads and further on through many campaigns in Europe during World 
War II.
  There are fewer and fewer of the Great Generation left with us today, 
but their sacrifice for our country and their dedication to protecting 
freedom and democracy lives on.
  On this day, which commemorates the beginning of the Allied forces 
effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World 
War II, I ask that everyone take a moment to remember all of these 
brave souls and salute them. We are forever grateful for their service 
and their sacrifice to protect freedom for future generations.

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