Contributed Photo: The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
Staff Reports
PHOENIX – President Franklin D. Roosevelt said of the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941, that it was “a date which will live in infamy.”
On Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey ordered all flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset to recognize Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
“Arizona joins the nation on Dec. 7 to pause and remember the 2,400 American lives lost during the attacks on Pearl Harbor 79 years ago,” said Governor Ducey. “On the day that changed our nation forever, American service members displayed unwavering bravery — which was carried on by those who fought to defend our freedom during WWII. We are forever inspired by the perseverance and sacrifice of the Greatest Generation. As we face our own challenges today, may their bravery serve as a guiding light for us. Thank you to all who continue to support those in need during the pandemic and who defend our nation, and may God bless our country and the families of those who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor.”
Within an hour after President Roosevelt’s “Infamy” speech, Congress passed a formal declaration of war against Japan, entering the U.S. into WWII.
