[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 69575-69576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26695]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 10319 of December 3, 2021

                
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2021

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy 
                attacked our forces at Pearl Harbor and other locations 
                in Hawaii, taking the lives of 2,403 service members 
                and civilians and leading the United States to declare 
                its entrance into World War II. It was a day that still 
                lives in infamy 80 years later. As we mark National 
                Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor the patriots who 
                perished, commemorate the valor of all those who 
                defended our Nation, and recommit ourselves to carrying 
                forth the ensuing peace and reconciliation that brought 
                a better future for our world. Today, we give thanks to 
                the Greatest Generation, who guided our Nation through 
                some of our darkest moments and laid the foundations of 
                an international system that has transformed former 
                adversaries into allies.

                A decade ago, I paid my respects at the USS Arizona 
                Memorial--where 1,177 crewmen lost their lives on that 
                terrible December day. To this day, beads of oil still 
                rise to the surface of the water--metaphorical ``Black 
                Tears'' shed for those lost in the attack. Reading 
                those names etched in marble was a mournful reminder of 
                the sacrifices and the human cost of protecting our 
                Nation and the ideals this great country represents. 
                Our Nation remains forever indebted to all those who 
                gave their last full measure of devotion eight decades 
                ago. We will never forget those who perished, and we 
                will always honor our sacred obligation to care for our 
                service members, veterans, and their families, 
                caregivers, and survivors.

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

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 
                December 7, 2021, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance 
                Day. I encourage all Americans to reflect on the 
                courage shown by our brave warriors 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, 2021, 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 
                third day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2021-26695
Filed 12-7-21; 8:45 am]
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