[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 200 (Thursday, December 7, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H9720]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
REMEMBERING PEARL HARBOR
(Ms. GABBARD asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, my heart is in Hawaii today as we
commemorate the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a day
that forever changed Hawaii and our country.
We remember those who paid the ultimate price on that fateful day and
the millions of Americans who answered the call to serve in the months
and years that followed, including two of our former U.S. Senators,
Inouye and Akaka.
We remember the famed ``Go for Broke'' 442nd Infantry Regiment and
other units made up of young men who, despite seeing their friends and
family members be sent off to internment camps, still stood up and
volunteered to serve, putting their lives on the line for this country.
They served bravely, sacrificed greatly, and became the most highly
decorated unit in all of the U.S. Army's history.
We must never forget what happened at Pearl Harbor, the lessons
learned, and the sacrifices of those who served. There is no question
that the stories of the Greatest Generation will live on forever in the
hearts of a grateful nation.
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