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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 6, 2024
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to recognize ``a date which will live in infamy,'' the words President Franklin Roosevelt used in this very Chamber following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

On December 7, 1941, our great Nation was suddenly attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy, leading to the deaths of 2,043 American servicemembers and civilians. Mr. Speaker, 83 years later, we remember these brave souls who lost their lives that day defending our very freedoms.

On August 23, 1994, Congress created the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to honor the lives lost each year. We once again recognize and remember every man and woman who laid down their life for the United States that day.

We are forever indebted to their sacrifices. In a time of war, our great Nation was able to preserve. Let this day be a reminder to us that our freedoms should never be taken for granted. God bless those who lost their lives that day, and God bless America.

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