WHEREAS, at dawn on Sunday, December 7, 1941 , the United States Pacific Fleet was
attacked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, more than 2,300 Americans died in the attack on Pearl Harbor, more than
1,000 were wounded, and 960 were classified as missing in action; and
WHEREAS, following the attack, thousands of young men and women bid their families
farewell and entered the U.S. Armed Forces to protect their homeland; and
WHEREAS, December 7, 2016 marks the 75111 anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor,
and the entry of the United States into World War II; and
WHEREAS, official commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor instills in the citizens
of Washington State and the nation a greater understanding and appreciation of the selfless acts
of the individuals who served in the Armed Forces during World War II;
NOW, THEREFORE, l, Jay Inslee, Governor of the state of Washington, do hereby
proclaim December 7, 2016, as
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
in Washington State and I encourage all citizens to remember the tremendous sacrifices
made by men and women during World War II for our nation.
Signed this 8th day of November, 2016