Proclamation 9139--D-Day National Remembrance Day, 2014.

The article presents U.S. presidential Proclamation 9139 declaring June 6, 2014 as D-Day National Remembrance Day. Presented are details of the events which led to the day of the Normandy landings, best known as D-Day, which initiated the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II. The impact of the victory on D-Day on the U.S. and its allies is also discussed.