National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2012, 73889-73892 [2012-30056]

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 73889-73892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30056]



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Vol. 77

Tuesday,

No. 238

December 11, 2012

Part V





The President





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Proclamation 8914--National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2012



Executive Order 13630--Establishment of an Interagency Task Force on 
Commercial Advocacy


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 77 , No. 238 / Tuesday, December 11, 2012 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8914 of December 6, 2012

                
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On December 7, 1941, our Nation suffered one of the 
                most devastating attacks ever to befall the American 
                people. In less than 2 hours, the bombs that rained on 
                Pearl Harbor robbed thousands of men, women, and 
                children of their lives; in little more than a day, our 
                country was thrust into the greatest conflict the world 
                had ever known. We mark this anniversary by honoring 
                the patriots who perished more than seven decades ago, 
                extending our thoughts and prayers to the loved ones 
                they left behind, and showing our gratitude to a 
                generation of service members who carried our Nation 
                through some of the 20th century's darkest moments.

                In his address to the Congress, President Franklin D. 
                Roosevelt affirmed that ``with confidence in our Armed 
                Forces--with the unbounding determination of our 
                people--we will gain the inevitable triumph.'' Millions 
                stood up and shipped out to meet that call to service, 
                fighting heroically on Europe's distant shores and 
                pressing island by island across the Pacific. Millions 
                more carried out the fight in factories and shipyards 
                here at home, building the arsenal of democracy that 
                propelled America to the victory President Roosevelt 
                foresaw. On every front, we faced down impossible 
                odds--and out of the ashes of conflict, America rose 
                more prepared than ever to meet the challenges of the 
                day, sure that there was no trial we could not 
                overcome.

                Today, we pay solemn tribute to America's sons and 
                daughters who made the ultimate sacrifice at Oahu. As 
                we do, let us also reaffirm that their legacy will 
                always burn bright--whether in the memory of those who 
                knew them, the spirit of service that guides our men 
                and women in uniform today, or the heart of the country 
                they kept strong and free.

                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, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 
                7, 2012, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. I 
                encourage all Americans to observe this solemn day of 
                remembrance and to honor our military, past and 
                present, with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I 
                urge all Federal agencies and interested organizations, 
                groups, and individuals to fly the flag of the United 
                States at half-staff this December 7 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 twelve, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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