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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 89 

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding National Pearl Harbor 

Remembrance Day. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2011 

Mr. HALL (for himself and Mr. DINGELL) submitted the following concurrent 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 

in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding National 

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. 

Whereas, on December 7, 1941, minutes before 8 a.m., 353 

members of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Air Force 

attacked units of the Armed Forces of the United States 

stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, without warning; 

Whereas the bulk of the attack at Pearl Harbor lasted for 

approximately five hours, and 2,403 members of the 

Armed Forces of the United States perished in the attack, 1,247 more were wounded, and 57 civilians lost 

their lives; 

Whereas Japanese forces mercilessly bombarded American 

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tween San Francisco and Honolulu, and destroyed 188 

U.S. aircraft, leaving devastation and chaos, though remarkably, American aircraft carriers survived unharmed; 

Whereas President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared the 

day of the attack on Pearl Harbor ‘‘a date which will live 

in infamy,’’ and Americans rose together in remembrance 

of their fallen countrymen with a commitment to defend 

the Nation against all aggressors; 

Whereas the following day, on December 8, 1941, Congress 

declared war against Japan, and three days later against 

Germany, thus marking the beginning of a global conflict 

that would define a generation; 

Whereas more than 320,000 American men sacrificed their 

lives to preserve the sacred freedoms of the United 

States, to cease forever the spread of Nazism through 

Europe and Imperialism by Japan; 

Whereas nearly four years later, on September 2, 1945, after 

victory on the European front, World War II ended with 

the Japanese surrendering aboard the USS Missouri; 

Whereas in 1950, Admiral Arthur Radford ordered that a 

flagpole be erected over the remains of the USS Arizona 

in Pearl Harbor; 

Whereas the USS Arizona serves as the final resting place for 

many of the battleship’s 1,177 crew members who lost 

their lives on December 7, 1941; 

Whereas the USS Arizona also serves as an educational site 

for citizens and international visitors alike, raising awareness about the event itself and the perils of war; 

Whereas the terms of Japanese surrender fostered significant 

democratic reform, including ensuring the individual liberty and rights of the people of Japan; 


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Whereas the United States has moved beyond the tragedy of 

Pearl Harbor and in the years since the conclusion of 

World War II has formed a strong and valuable alliance 

with Japan, including military cooperation and bilateral 

trade; 

Whereas the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor 

is on December 7, 2011; and 

Whereas, on August 23, 1994, Public Law 103–308 was enacted (reenacted later as section 129 of title 36, United 

States Code) to designate December 7th of each year as 

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and to request 

the President to issue each year a proclamation calling 

on the people of the United States to observe National 

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities and to urge all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government, 

and interested organizations, groups, and individuals, to 

fly the flag of the United States at half-staff each December 7th in honor of the individuals who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress, on the occasion of the 70th 

3 anniversary of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl 

4 Harbor, Hawaii— 

5 (1) pays tribute to the members of the Armed 

6 Forces of the United States and civilians who died 

7 in the attack; 

8 (2) honors the thousands of men and women of 

9 the Armed Forces of the United States who paid the 


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1 ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives in defense of 

2 freedom and liberty during World War II; 

3 (3) acknowledges the continued peaceful and 

4 mutually beneficial relationship between the United 

5 States and Japan; 

6 (4) appreciates the efforts of Japan as one of 

7 the most reliable security partners of the United 

8 States in the global war on terrorism; and 

9 (5) encourages Japan to continue to develop 

10 strategic and economic policies, in partnership with 

11 the United States, that promote stability throughout 

12 Asia and reduce barriers in trade between the two 

13 nations. 

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