Senator Ayotte Statement Commemoration the 70th Anniversary of D-Day

Statement

Today, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the following statement commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day:

"70 years ago today, tens of thousands of Americans joined forces from Allied nations and conducted one of the most ambitious and pivotal amphibious assaults in military history-beginning a campaign that would liberate millions of Europeans from Nazi oppression. As the granddaughter of a World War II veteran and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I join all Americans in honoring the heroic soldiers from units such as the 1st and 29th Infantry Divisions who charged into Nazi gunfire on Omaha Beach, soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division who stormed Utah Beach, paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles' and 82nd Airborne Division "All-American' who parachuted behind enemy lines, Rangers who scaled the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc, and airmen and sailors who supported them overhead and at sea.

"Americans stormed the beaches of Normandy not to conquer a country but to liberate a continent. Millions enjoy freedom and security today because of the courage, skill, and patriotism of those American and Allied heroes who risked all and made the ultimate sacrifice at Normandy. We honor them, and we will never forget their sacrifice."

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