[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 181 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H6416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to 
recognize ``a date which will live in infamy,'' the words President 
Franklin Roosevelt used in this very Chamber following the attack on 
Pearl Harbor.
  On December 7, 1941, our great Nation was suddenly attacked by the 
Imperial Japanese Navy, leading to the deaths of 2,043 American 
servicemembers and civilians. Mr. Speaker, 83 years later, we remember 
these brave souls who lost their lives that day defending our very 
freedoms.
  On August 23, 1994, Congress created the National Pearl Harbor 
Remembrance Day to honor the lives lost each year. We once again 
recognize and remember every man and woman who laid down their life for 
the United States that day.
  We are forever indebted to their sacrifices. In a time of war, our 
great Nation was able to preserve. Let this day be a reminder to us 
that our freedoms should never be taken for granted. God bless those 
who lost their lives that day, and God bless America.

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