80年前的1941年12月7日，日本帝国海军袭击了在夏威夷珍珠港等地的美军，造成2403位军人和平民遇难，同时美国因此而宣布参加第二次世界大战。
拜登总统在关于国家珍珠港纪念日的总统公告中表示：“在国家珍珠港纪念日，我们向逝去的爱国者致敬，缅怀所有曾经捍卫我们国家的勇士，并再次承诺，让随后到来的和平与和解继续下去，这为我们的世界带来了更美好的未来。今天，我们感谢最伟大的一代，他们引领我们的国家度过了一些至暗时刻，并奠定了国际体系的基础，这一体系将曾经的对手变成了盟友。
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我们的国家永远感谢所有在八十年前为国捐躯的人们。我们永远不忘逝者，我们会永远履行我们的神圣义务，关照我们的军人、退伍军人及其家人、照护者，还有幸存者。”
On December 7, 1941, the ImperialJapanese Navy attacked our forces at Pearl Harbor and other locations inHawaii, taking the lives of 2,403 service members and civilians and leading theUnited States to declare its entrance into World War II. It was a daythat still lives in infamy 80 years later. As we mark National PearlHarbor Remembrance Day, we honor the patriots who perished, commemorate thevalor of all those who defended our Nation, and recommit ourselves to carryingforth the ensuing peace and reconciliation that brought a better future for ourworld. Today, we give thanks to the Greatest Generation, who guided ourNation through some of our darkest moments and laid the foundations of aninternational system that has transformed former adversaries into allies.
A decade ago, Ipaid my respects at the USS Arizona Memorial — where 1,177 crewmen lost theirlives on that terrible December day. To this day, beads of oil still riseto the surface of the water — metaphorical “Black Tears” shedfor those lost in the attack. Reading those names etchedin marble was a mournful reminder of the sacrifices and the human cost ofprotecting our Nation and the ideals this great country represents. OurNation remains forever indebted to all those who gave their last fullmeasure of devotion eight decades ago. We will never forget thosewho perished, and we will always honor our sacred obligation to care for ourservice members, veterans, and their families, caregivers, and survivors.
The Congress, byPublic Law 103-308, as amended, has designated December 7 of each year as“National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.” NOW, THEREFORE, I,JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do herebyproclaim December 7, 2021, as National Pearl Harbor RemembranceDay. I encourage all Americans to reflect on the courage shown byour brave warriors that day and remember their sacrifices. I ask usall to give sincere thanks and appreciation to the survivors of thatunthinkable day. I urge all Federal agencies, interestedorganizations, groups, and individuals to fly the flag of the United States athalf-staff on December 7, 2021, in honor of those American patriots who died asa result of their service at Pearl Harbor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand this third day of December, in the year of our Lordtwo thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of theUnited States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.
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