Presidential Document2021-26695
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2021
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December 8, 2021
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December 3, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 69575-69576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26695]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 233 / Wednesday, December 8, 2021 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10319 of December 3, 2021
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy
attacked our forces at Pearl Harbor and other locations
in Hawaii, taking the lives of 2,403 service members
and civilians and leading the United States to declare
its entrance into World War II. It was a day that still
lives in infamy 80 years later. As we mark National
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor the patriots who
perished, commemorate the valor of all those who
defended our Nation, and recommit ourselves to carrying
forth the ensuing peace and reconciliation that brought
a better future for our world. Today, we give thanks to
the Greatest Generation, who guided our Nation through
some of our darkest moments and laid the foundations of
an international system that has transformed former
adversaries into allies.
A decade ago, I paid my respects at the USS Arizona
Memorial--where 1,177 crewmen lost their lives on that
terrible December day. To this day, beads of oil still
rise to the surface of the water--metaphorical ``Black
Tears'' shed for those lost in the attack. Reading
those names etched in marble was a mournful reminder of
the sacrifices and the human cost of protecting our
Nation and the ideals this great country represents.
Our Nation remains forever indebted to all those who
gave their last full measure of devotion eight decades
ago. We will never forget those who perished, and we
will always honor our sacred obligation to care for our
service members, veterans, and their families,
caregivers, and survivors.
The Congress, by Public Law 103-308, as amended, has
designated December 7 of each year as ``National Pearl
Harbor Remembrance Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
December 7, 2021, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day. I encourage all Americans to reflect on the
courage shown by our brave warriors that day and
remember their sacrifices. I ask us all to give sincere
thanks and appreciation to the survivors of that
unthinkable day. I urge all Federal agencies,
interested organizations, groups, and individuals to
fly the flag of the United States at half-staff on
December 7, 2021, in honor of those American patriots
who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
third day of December, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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