Bob Dole: “I would like to just make reference to a statement about D-day, which I should have made a few days ago. I want to at…”

“I would like to just make reference to a statement about D-day, which I should have made a few days ago. I want to at least have it in the Record before I leave. Mr. President, 52 years ago on June 6, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower made this dramatic announcement from London: People of Western Europe: A landing was made this morning on the coast of France by troops of the allied expeditionary force . . . the hour of your liberation is approaching. As Eisenhower made that announcement, 130,000 American and Allied troops under his command, stormed onto the beaches along the coast of Normandy, France. On that same day--June 6, 1944--another 23,000 British and American airborne forces were parachuted or taken by glider to secure critical inland areas. The courage and dedication exhibited by these soldiers on that day and in the weeks that followed led to the liberation of Europe and the defeat of fascism. As we mark the 52d anniversary of D-day, we must also look to the future, and remember the lessons that World War II taught us--and holds for us still.”