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MI HR0289
Resolution
Status
6/6/2012
Primary Sponsor
Ray Franz
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AI Summary
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Commemorates the 68th Anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944), when approximately 150,000 Allied troops landed on the heavily-fortified French coastline of Normandy.
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Recognizes that more than 5,000 ships and 11,000 aircraft supported the invasion, making D-Day the largest air, land, and sea operation ever undertaken.
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Honors the more than 10,000 Allied casualties suffered that day, including over 4,000 Allied soldiers who died on the Normandy beachheads.
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Encourages all Michiganders to observe the D-Day anniversary and honor the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to free Europe from Nazi tyranny and oppression.
Legislative Description
A resolution to commemorate the 68th Anniversary of D-Day and all of the Allied forces who fought along the beaches of Normandy so that Europe might be free from the bonds of tyranny and oppression.
D-Day 68th Anniversary
Last Action
Adopted
6/6/2012