US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day by filing a resolution outlining the sacrifices borne by American and Allies’ forces on that fateful day.
Senator Scott’s resolution, coauthored by Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Chris Coons (D-DE), was unanimously passed in the Senate.
Scott highlighted the bravery and selflessness of the men, including his father, who participated in D-Day.
“While my father was lucky enough to return home, he certainly didn’t think he would that day. But that didn’t stop him and so many others from putting their lives on the line to fight for freedom and stand against tyranny,” said Scott.
D-Day was the first day of Operation Overlord and involved 31,000 US and 153,000 Allied soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy in France to push back Nazi troops there.
Approximately 10,000 American and Allied soldiers were wounded or killed.
According to the Department of Defense, American and Allied soldiers’ grit and determination were fundamental for the operation’s success, as many factors went wrong during the invasion.
Namely, thousands of US paratroopers being killed or missing their targets and strong currents hardening amphibious landings almost made US military officials abandon the operation.
D-Day encapsulates the US and Allies’ gratuitous efforts to reclaim a continent invaded by the nefarious Nazi military.
Consequently, Scott’s resolution claims “the world owes a debt of gratitude to the members of the ‘Greatest Generation’ who assumed the task of freeing the world from Nazi and Fascist regimes and re- storing liberty to Europe.”
“Every year on this day, we remember and honor members of the Allied forces and say thank you to the Greatest Generation for their bravery and sacrifice who are truly an inspiration to us all,” concluded Scott.
