June 4, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 93 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H4297-H4298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING SACRIFICES OF THE BRAVE SOLDIERS OF D-DAY

  (Mr. SMUCKER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, this Thursday, June 6, will mark the 75th 
anniversary of D-Day, and I rise today to honor the sacrifices and 
efforts of those brave soldiers.
  It is critical for us always to remember those who took part in the 
invasion of Normandy on D-Day. Their efforts,

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in the words of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, brought about ``the 
elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe and 
security for ourselves in a free world.''
  Mr. Speaker, over 160,000 soldiers, sailors, and airmen participated 
in the invasion, which would precede the long and difficult battle 
across Europe, ending in the full victory that Eisenhower asked of his 
men on June 6, 1944.
  Of the many brave soldiers from Pennsylvania's 11th District, perhaps 
none is better known than Major Dick Winters, who was born in Lancaster 
County and attended Franklin & Marshall College. Dick offered the world 
his memories and the memories of his fellow soldiers in the book and 
later HBO miniseries ``Band of Brothers.''
  One day, Dick Winters was asked by his grandson, ``Grandpa, were you 
a hero in the war?'' He said to him, ``No, I'm not a hero, but I have 
served in a company full of them.''
  Mr. Speaker, we offer thanks and unending gratitude for the heroes 
who have served.

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