Senate Resolution No. 2271

BY: Senator STEWART-COUSINS

COMMEMORATING the 82nd Anniversary of the D-Day
Invasion on June 6, 2026

WHEREAS, June 6, 2026, will mark the 82nd Anniversary of the Allied
Assault at Normandy, France, by troops of the United States, the United
Kingdom, and Canada, known as "Operation Overlord"; and

WHEREAS, The naval phase of the Allied Assault at Normandy was coded
"Operation Neptune," and the date, June 6, 1944, is referred to as
"D-Day" to denote the day on which the combat attack was initiated; and

WHEREAS, The D-Day landing was the largest combined armed amphibious
assault in history, involving approximately 160,000 Allied troops in the
Normandy invasion; approximately 73,000 of the troops were members of
the United States Armed Forces; and

WHEREAS, The landing consisted of five infantry divisions--two
American, two British, and one Canadian--assigned to beaches that were
code-named, from west to east, "Utah," "Omaha," "Gold," "Juno," and
"Sword"; and

WHEREAS, The Americans constituted the United States 1st Army, under
Major General Omar Bradley, and the British 2nd Army was under the
command of General Miles Dempsey; and

WHEREAS, The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces was General
Dwight D. Eisenhower; and

WHEREAS, Of the approximately 10,000 Allied casualties incurred on
the first day of the landing, more than 6,000 were members of the United
States Armed Forces; and

WHEREAS, The Allied Assault and subsequent operations were supported
by ships, aircraft, and troops from Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia,
Free Norway, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the Polish Armed
Forces in the West; and

WHEREAS, The Normandy Campaign was a decisive success; by early
September 1944, all but a fraction of France had been liberated, and
Allied forces had reached the German frontiers; and

WHEREAS, Communities, museums, memorial organizations, veterans, and
citizens throughout the United States and Allied Nations continue to
commemorate the legacy and historical significance of D-Day; and

WHEREAS, The courage and sacrifice demonstrated by the Allied Forces
on D-Day changed the course of World War II and helped secure the
liberation of Europe from Nazi occupation; and

WHEREAS, The State of New York owes a debt of gratitude to the
members of the military who participated in this historically
significant event; and

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when events
of such historical consequences are brought to our attention, they
should be recognized and remembered by all citizens of this great
Stateof New York; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 82nd Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion on June 6, 2026;
and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the National World War II Museum, located in New Orleans,
Louisiana, and the National D-Day Memorial, located in Bedford,
Virginia.