[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13877]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALLIED LANDING ON D-DAY

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 3, 2009

  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, ``We shall not flinch or fail. We 
shall go on to the end. . . . We shall fight on the seas and oceans. We 
shall fight with growing strength in the air. We shall defend . . . 
whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight 
on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the 
streets. We shall fight everywhere. We shall never surrender.''
  Winston Churchill said this showing the dedication of our armed 
forces. They never give up; and, of course, they never give in.
  Churchill was right, Madam Speaker. In WWII, American troops did not 
flinch--they fought wherever and whenever they were. needed--to the 
very end.
  For many young Americans, 31,000, to be specific, that courage took 
them to the beaches of Normandy, France.
  And for more than 6,000 Americans that meant giving everything they 
had for the cause of liberty and freedom.
  This July 6th marks the 65th anniversary of the infamous D-day.
  I am a proud cosponsor of the resolution before the House today which 
expresses the gratitude and appreciation of the House of 
Representatives for the acts of heroism and military achievement of all 
the Members of the Armed Forces who participated in the D-day landings 
on Normandy beach.
  These brave warriors went to war to liberate Europe for the cause of 
freedom.
  The average age of the brave young warriors representing the United 
States on those shores was just 20 years old.
  They might have been young Madam Speaker, but their leadership and 
their commitment to freedom marked the beginning of the liberation of 
France and ultimately culminated in the destruction of the Nazi Empire 
and the triumph of the Allied Forces.
  I am pleased to speak in support of the resolution today and urge all 
my colleagues to support this important legislation.
  And that's just the way it is.

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