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107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. CON. RES. 44
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas on December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy and Air Force attacked
units of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii;
Whereas 2,403 members of the Armed Forces of the United States were killed in
the attack on Pearl Harbor;
Whereas there are more than 12,000 members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors
Association;
Whereas the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor will be December 7,
2001;
Whereas on August 23, 1994, Public Law 103-308 was enacted, designating December
7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; and
Whereas Public Law 103-308, reenacted as section 129 of title 36, United States
Code, requests the President to issue each year a proclamation calling
on the people of the United States to observe National Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, and all
departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government,
and interested organizations, groups, and individuals, to fly the flag
of the United States at half-staff each December 7 in honor of the
individuals who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That the Congress, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of December
7, 1941, pays tribute to--
(1) the United States citizens who died as a result of the
attack by Japanese Imperial Forces on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and
(2) the service of the American sailors and soldiers who
survived the attack.
Passed the Senate November 15, 2001.
Attest:
Secretary.
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. CON. RES. 44
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding National Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day
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