[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 237 (Monday, December 10, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 63899-63900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30660]



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Part VI





The President





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Proclamation 7511--National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2001
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                Proclamation 7511 of December 5, 2001

                
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2001

                By The President Of The United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On the morning of December 7, 1941, America was 
                attacked without warning at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by 
                the air and naval forces of Imperial Japan. More than 
                2,400 people perished and another 1,100 were wounded, 
                triggering our entry into World War II.

                Today, we honor those killed 60 years ago and those who 
                survived to fight on other fronts in the four 
                succeeding years of world war. We also remember the 
                millions of brave Americans who answered our country's 
                call to the battlefield, to the factory, and to the 
                farm, remembering Pearl Harbor by their deeds, their 
                devotion to duty, and their willingness to fight for 
                freedom. The attack at Pearl Harbor fired the American 
                spirit with a determination that freedom would not fall 
                to tyranny; and the United States and its allies fought 
                to victory, preserving a world in which democracy could 
                grow. The tragedy of December 7, 1941, remains seared 
                upon our collective national memory, a recollection 
                that serves not just as a symbol of American military 
                valor and American resolve, but also as a reminder of 
                the presence of evil in the world and the need to 
                remain ever vigilant against it.

                Now, another date will forever stand alongside December 
                7--September 11, 2001. On that day, our people and our 
                way of life again were brutally and suddenly attacked, 
                though not by a complex military maneuver, but by the 
                surreptitious wiles of evil terrorists who took cruel 
                and heartless advantage of the freedoms guaranteed by 
                our Nation. Their target was not chiefly our military, 
                but innocent civilians. We fight now to defend freedom, 
                secure civilization, and ensure the survival of our 
                American way of life.

                As we fight to defend what we believe is right, we 
                remember the sacrifice of those who have gone before 
                us--not only the heroes of Pearl Harbor but all the men 
                and women of the greatest of generations who defeated 
                tyranny. We are grateful for their service, and honor 
                it by pledging to do our best to secure for our 
                children, our grandchildren, and all of posterity the 
                continuing blessings of liberty.

                The Congress, by Public Law 103-308, as amended, has 
                designated December 7, 2001, as ``National Pearl Harbor 
                Remembrance Day.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim December 7, 2001, as 
                National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to observe this solemn 
                occasion with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I 
                urge all Federal agencies, interested organizations, 
                groups, and individuals to fly the flag of the United 
                States at half-staff this and every December 7 in honor 
                of those 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 
                fifth day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand one, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

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[FR Doc. 01-30660
Filed 12-7-01; 8:51 am]
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