Presidential Document2022-26934
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2022
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December 9, 2022
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December 6, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26934]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 236 / Friday, December 9, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10504 of December 6, 2022
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor the
memories of the 2,403 service members and civilians
whose lives were cut short on that tragic December
morning. We reflect on the resilience of America's
Armed Forces, who withstood the attack and built the
most capable fighting force the world has ever known.
In the wake of tragedy, these brave women and men--the
Greatest Generation--answered the call to defend
freedom, justice, and democracy across the Pacific,
throughout Europe, and around the globe. Today, we
carry forward their spirit of unity and their enduring
resolve to protect the United States against those who
seek to do us harm.
This commemoration is also a solemn reminder that our
country is capable of achieving great triumphs coming
out of dark moments. From the death and destruction at
Pearl Harbor came victory over the forces of fascism.
Fierce battles with the Axis powers gave way to
diplomatic partnerships with strong allies. And from
the darkness of World War II came the light of liberty
and the establishment of a rules-based international
order. Today and every day, we remember that the great
and defining truth about our Nation and our people is
that there is nothing beyond our capacity--we do not
break, we never give in, and we never back down.
The Congress, by Public Law 103-308, as amended, has
designated December 7 of each year as ``National Pearl
Harbor Remembrance Day.'' Today, let us commemorate the
patriots who were wounded and who perished on December
7, 1941, and continue to fulfill our sacred obligation
to care for our service members and veterans and their
families, caregivers, and survivors.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
December 7, 2022, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day. I encourage all Americans to reflect on the
courage shown by our brave service members 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, 2022, 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
sixth day of December, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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