Their failure in Russia has since come to be recognized as the beginning of the end of Hitlers Third Reich. We here in Congress should do our best to ensure our citizens never forget the role the citizens of Crete played in defeating fascism. Indeed. we honor ourselves by honoring themmany of those who participated in the Cretan resistance movement emigrated to the United States and became American citizens. I am proud to have been able to participate in the remembrance of a historical event as important as the Battle of Crete. As the sacrifices the Cretans made 55 years ago demonstrate. we are indebted to Greece not only for giving the world the system upon which our country was founded. but for shedding the blood of their sons and daughters to protect that system as well.
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