HOUSE BILL No. 5687


     April 27, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Basham, Woodward, Schermesser, Spade, Bovin, Jamnick, Lockwood and Callahan and
referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.


        A bill to designate December 7 of each year as Pearl Harbor

   day in the state of Michigan.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 1.  (1) The legislature recognizes the enormous sacri-

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      fice made by the 2,335 servicemen and servicewomen who gave their

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      lives in the defense of this nation during the Japanese surprise

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      attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  Another 1,143 serv-

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      icemen and servicewomen were injured during the attack.  The leg-

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      islature further recognizes that the attack on Pearl Harbor

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      changed the course of history by bringing the United States into

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      the war with Japan and Germany.  In commemoration of this his-

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      toric and tragic attack, the legislature declares that December 7

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      of each year shall be known as "Pearl Harbor Day".

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           (2) The legislature encourages individuals, governmental and

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      educational institutions, and community organizations to pause on


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      Pearl Harbor day and reflect upon the courage and sacrifice of

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      those who died or were injured in that attack.




















































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