; Whereas, in June 1944, the 2nd Infantry Division was called to action and made the assault landing on Omaha Beach 1 day after D-Day, June 7, 1944, which began the liberation of Europe from Nazi control; Whereas, during World War II, the 2nd Infantry Division fought bravely in France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia from 1944 to 1945; Whereas the 2nd Infantry Division continued to provide invaluable service throughout World War II, including— (1) fighting for the liberation of France and Belgium; (2) fighting for the liberation of Trévières on June 10, 1944; (3) assaulting and securing Hill 192; (4) fighting at the Battle of the Bulge, where the 2nd Infantry Division pierced the dreaded Siegfried Line and held critical roads leading to the cities of Liège and Antwerp; (5) capturing Tinchebray on August 15, 1944; (6) capturing the vital port city of Brest, which was liberated in September 1944 after a fierce 39-day battle in streets and alleyways; (7) capturing the city of Breisig on March 9, 1945; (8) crossing the Rhine to relieve the 9th Armored Division in Hadamar and Limburg an der Lahn on March 21, 1945; (9) capturing Merseburg on April 15, 1945; (10) capturing Leipzig on April 18, 1945; and (11) crossing into Czechoslovakia and attacking the city of Pilsen on May 4, 1945; Whereas 6 members of the 2nd Infantry Division received the Congressional Medal of Honor for their gallant actions during World War II; Whereas, in recognition of exemplary service during World War II, the 2nd Infantry Division was — (1) the recipient of the Belgian Fourragère World War II; (2) cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Elsenborn Crest; and (3) cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes; Whereas the 2nd Infantry Division returned home to Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Washington, on April 15, 1946; Whereas the 2nd Infantry Division arrived in South Korea via Pusan, on July 23, 1950, becoming the first United States unit to arrive directly in South Korea from the United States