A Message from the Governor

Statement

A Message from the Governor
Honoring the Greatest Generation

This week, I've been both inspired and humbled as I travel through Europe beginning with our visit to Normandy on the 65th Anniversary of D-Day. We walked along the beach in Normandy, where we joined President Obama to honor the thousands of American soldiers - including those from Maryland - who landed amid gunfire 65 years ago, knowing they might not make it past the beach to the enemy defenses.

They've been called the Greatest Generation, and joining the 29th Infantry Division Association, which represents veterans - including many Marylanders - of the sole National Guard division that landed in Normandy on D-Day is a humbling experience indeed.

This week, I traveled to Bosnia-Herzegovina and Estonia as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program, which brings together U.S. states and territories and their respective National Guard units with new or emerging democracies throughout the world. And today, we'll end our visit in Sweden where we'll be meeting on more economic development opportunities to help create well-paying jobs in Maryland.

Martin O'Malley

Governor

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