Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Pearl Harbor Rememberance Day ... 5) Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - Sunrise to sunset, Public Law 103-308. Here is The President's 2008 proclamation: "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, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 7, 2008, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. I encourage all Americans to observe this solemn occasion 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 who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor. An interesting observation on Pearl Harbor Day. It was signed into law in 1994 by President Bill Clinton. Here is a House resolution from 1999 that mentions "many Federal offices do not lower their flags to half-staff each December 7" Notice also that the law "requests" The President to issue a proclamation calling for flags to be half-staffed. The bold face emphasis below has been added by me. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. (Introduced in House) HRES 392 IH 106th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 392 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 1999 Mr. WELLER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. 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 currently 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; 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; Whereas many citizens remain unaware of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; and Whereas many Federal offices do not lower their flags to half-staff each December 7 : Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives-- (1) pays tribute to the citizens of the United States who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, and the members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association; and (2) urges the President to take more active steps-- (A) to inform the American public of the existence of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; and (B) to ensure that the flag of the United States is flown at half-staff in accordance with section 129 of title 36, United States Code.