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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 107
Author: Hueso (D), et al.
Amended: 5/22/14
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR : 33-0, 5/8/14
AYES: Anderson, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Cannella, Corbett,
Correa, DeSaulnier, Evans, Gaines, Galgiani, Hancock,
Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Knight, Leno, Lieu,
Liu, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nielsen, Padilla, Pavley,
Roth, Steinberg, Vidak, Walters, Wolk, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon, De Le�n, Fuller, Lara, Torres,
Wright, Yee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 6/5/14
SUBJECT : D-Day Remembrance Day
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution commemorates the 70th anniversary of
the D-Day Invasion by proclaiming June 6, 2014, as D-Day
Remembrance Day and urges the Governor to instruct all state
agencies to fly the flag of the United States and the flag of
California at half-mast on that day, in recognition of the
heroism and sacrifices of the participants in those landings.
Assembly Amendments make minor changes.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
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findings:
1.The Second World War, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, was the
most widespread war in human history, directly involving more
than 100 million people from more than 30 different countries,
which were split between two opposing military alliances - the
Allies, led by the United States of America and the United
Kingdom, and the Axis, led by Nazi Germany and the Empire of
Japan.
2.The Axis powers initiated military aggression and maintained
the strategic momentum until gradually slowed by Allied
resistance in late 1942 and 1943, after which the Allies
reversed the momentum and commenced operations to liberate
Axis-conquered lands, such operations including Operation
Overlord, a massive military and naval effort toward the
reclamation of German-occupied Western Europe.
3.The combat operations of Operation Overlord, also known as the
D-Day Landings, began on June 6, 1944, with an Allied invasion
from England into German-occupied Normandy (France).
4.The resulting combat was among the bloodiest and most pivotal
of the entire global conflict, and the names of its battle
sites, such as Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, and the cliffs of
Pointe du Hoc, have been embedded into U.S. military history.
5.Despite the terrible cost in human life, the ultimately
successful execution of the D-Day invasion led directly to the
liberation of Western Europe, the fall of Adolf Hitler, and
the defeat of Nazi Germany during the subsequent 11 months.
6.June 6, 2014, represents the 70th anniversary of the D-Day
Landings, and serves as a direct reminder of the extraordinary
sacrifices made by members of the U.S. Armed Forces on D-Day,
and also, indirectly, to the sacrifices made during the rest
of the Second World War and in all other armed conflicts past,
present, and future.
This resolution urges Californians to observe the anniversary of
the D-Day Landings and hereby proclaims June 6, 2014, as D-Day
Remembrance Day, calling upon all Californians to observe this
with appropriate ceremonies and activities that honor and give
thanks to our distinguished veterans who survived that military
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operation, and urges the Governor to proclaim June 6, 2014, as
D-Day Remembrance Day and instruct all state departments,
agencies, interest groups, organizations, and individuals to fly
the flag of the U.S. and the flag of California at half-mast on
June 6, 2014, in memory of the Californians who perished on
D-Day.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/5/14)
American Legion, Department of California
AMVETS, Department of California
California Association of County Veterans Service Officers
California State Commanders Veterans Council
Military Officers Association of America, California Council
Chapters
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California
Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council
AL:k 6/6/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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