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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 66
Author: Stone (R), et al.
Introduced:5/22/15
Vote: 21
SUBJECT: 71st anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes June 6, 2015, as the 71st
anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, also known as D-Day.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)June 6, 2015, marks the 71st anniversary of the invasion at
Normandy, France, by the Allied forces, known as Operation
Overlord.
2)The D-Day landing was the largest single amphibious assault in
history, consisting of approximately 31,000 members of the
United States Armed Forces and more than 3,000 vehicles that
embarked on 208 vessels from Weymouth and Portland, England.
Only five days after the initial landing, Allied forces
secured a beachhead that was 50 miles long and 12 miles deep
and was occupied by more than 325,000 soldiers.
3)Of the estimated 9,400 casualties incurred by Allied forces on
the first day of the landing, an estimated 5,400 casualties
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were members of the United States Armed Forces.
4)Planned for over two years by Allied forces, the D-Day
invasion was an intricate coordination of the world's greatest
military forces and an exercise in cooperation that marked the
turning point of the war and the world's history.
This resolution:
1)Recognizes June 6, 2015, as the 71st anniversary of the
invasion of Normandy, also known as D-Day.
2)Expresses gratitude and appreciation to the members of the
United States Armed Forces and the Allied forces who
cooperated and sacrificed in this critical battle to secure
liberation from the Nazi and Fascist regimes.
3)Calls upon the people of California to observe the 71st
anniversary of D-Day with appropriate reflections of this
period of world history and recognition of all those
Californians and Americans who have sacrificed for freedom.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified6/3/15)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified6/3/15)
None received
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Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
6/3/15 13:07:54
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