[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 75455-75456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26934]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 10504 of December 6, 2022

                
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor the 
                memories of the 2,403 service members and civilians 
                whose lives were cut short on that tragic December 
                morning. We reflect on the resilience of America's 
                Armed Forces, who withstood the attack and built the 
                most capable fighting force the world has ever known. 
                In the wake of tragedy, these brave women and men--the 
                Greatest Generation--answered the call to defend 
                freedom, justice, and democracy across the Pacific, 
                throughout Europe, and around the globe. Today, we 
                carry forward their spirit of unity and their enduring 
                resolve to protect the United States against those who 
                seek to do us harm.

                This commemoration is also a solemn reminder that our 
                country is capable of achieving great triumphs coming 
                out of dark moments. From the death and destruction at 
                Pearl Harbor came victory over the forces of fascism. 
                Fierce battles with the Axis powers gave way to 
                diplomatic partnerships with strong allies. And from 
                the darkness of World War II came the light of liberty 
                and the establishment of a rules-based international 
                order. Today and every day, we remember that the great 
                and defining truth about our Nation and our people is 
                that there is nothing beyond our capacity--we do not 
                break, we never give in, and we never back down.

                The Congress, by Public Law 103-308, as amended, has 
                designated December 7 of each year as ``National Pearl 
                Harbor Remembrance Day.'' Today, let us commemorate the 
                patriots who were wounded and who perished on December 
                7, 1941, and continue to fulfill our sacred obligation 
                to care for our service members and veterans and their 
                families, caregivers, and survivors.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 
                December 7, 2022, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance 
                Day. I encourage all Americans to reflect on the 
                courage shown by our brave service members 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, 2022, 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 
                sixth day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2022-26934
Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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