Following the unanimous passage of S. Res. 432 on October 6, 2025, the U.S. Senate has established National World War II Italian Campaign Remembrance Day, The Allies Museum announced. The bipartisan resolution was led by U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and co-sponsored by U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services Ranking Member Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.).
The measure represents the first formal federal recognition dedicated to the Italian Campaign, honoring the nearly one million Americans who served in the 602-day struggle to liberate Italy and underscoring the urgency of preserving their memory with fewer than half a percent of World War II veterans still living—82 years after the campaign began.
