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Enclosure # 4 Martinsville RESOLUTION WHEREAS, during the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France in June of 1944, many American soldiers fought and died as the Allied forces mounted one of the largest military invasions in history, ultimately bringing to a close the war in Europe; and WHEREAS, Company H of the 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division participated in the invasion; and WHEREAS, Company H was comprised of soldiers from numerous locations; however, Company H was partly filled with Martinsville/Henry County men, much mom so than by soldiers from anywhere else; and WHEREAS, of all Allied troops who hit the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 1944, the 29th Infantry Division took the heaviest casualties; and WHEREAS, of all of the 29th regiments who participated, the 116th suffered the most casualties; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia in regular session assembled May 25, 2004, that said Council hereby acknowledges the sacrifices made by all di~ring the D-Day invasion on June 6th, 1944, in particular Company H, 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division, said Company composed of many soldiers from the Martinsville/Henry County area; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, that Council hereby authorizes the erection of two (2) signs along the section of Commonwealth Boulevard directly in front of the National Guard Armory, dedicating this section of Commonwealth Boulevard in recognition and honor of the Martinsville/Henry County soldiers of Company H, 116th Infantry Regi men t, 29th Infantry Di vi sion. Attest: Johnathan B. Phillips, Clerk of Council Date Adopted 55 West Church Street P.O. Box I112 Martinsville, VA 24114-1112 540-656-5000