House Resolution 39 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 39 BY CHAMBERS , ABDUL-SAMAD , ALONS , ANDERSON , ARNOLD , BALTIMORE , BAUDLER , BERRY , BRANDENBURG , BYRNES , COHOON , COWNIE , DE BOEF , DEYOE , DOLECHECK , DRAKE , FORRISTALL , FRY , GAINES , GARRETT , GASKILL , GRASSLEY , HAGENOW , HAGER , HALL , HANSON , HANUSA , HEATON , HEDDENS , HEIN , HELLAND , HORBACH , HUNTER , ISENHART , IVERSON , JACOBY , JORGENSEN , KAJTAZOVIC , KAUFMANN , KEARNS , KELLEY , KLEIN , KOESTER , KRESSIG , LENSING , LOFGREN , LUKAN , LYKAM , MASCHER , MASSIE , McCARTHY , H. MILLER , L. MILLER , MOORE , MUHLBAUER , MURPHY , OLDSON , S. OLSON , T. OLSON , PAULSEN , PAUSTIAN , PEARSON , PETTENGILL , RAECKER , RASMUSSEN , RAYHONS , ROGERS , RUNNING-MARQUARDT , SANDS , SCHULTE , SCHULTZ , SHAW , J. SMITH , M. SMITH , SODERBERG , STECKMAN , SWAIM , SWEENEY , J. TAYLOR , T. TAYLOR , THEDE , THOMAS , TJEPKES , VAN ENGELENHOVEN , VANDER LINDEN , WAGNER , WATTS , WENTHE , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , WILLEMS , WINCKLER , WINDSCHITL , WITTNEBEN , WOLFE , and WORTHAN A Resolution commemorating the seventieth anniversary 1 of the beginning of World War II and honoring all 2 World War II veterans. 3 WHEREAS, nearly 70 years ago, President Franklin 4 Delano Roosevelt announced to Americans that December 5 7, 1941, was “a date which will live in infamy”; and 6 WHEREAS, on that morning, America was maliciously 7 attacked without warning and without provocation 8 and more than 2,400 Americans died and 1,100 were 9 wounded; and 10 -1- LSB 2772HH (5) 84 jr/rj 1/ 3

H.R. 39 WHEREAS, the attack on Pearl Harbor changed America 1 forever, thrusting the United States into the Second 2 World War with Japan, Italy, and Germany; and 3 WHEREAS, following the attack, Iowans answered the 4 call of service and joined the armed forces in defense 5 of freedom, with 262,638 Iowans serving valiantly 6 during World War II, with 8,398 laying down their 7 lives, and 10 being awarded the Medal of Honor; and 8 WHEREAS, during World War II, in some of the darkest 9 days of the twentieth century, Iowans proudly served 10 the United States, which stood with more than 40 allied 11 nations to fight and defeat the enemies of freedom 12 across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; and 13 WHEREAS, more than 16 million Americans served in 14 the military during World War II and more than 400,000 15 Americans made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their 16 lives in the service of their country and their fellow 17 Americans and in the name of freedom everywhere; and 18 WHEREAS, all Americans sacrificed on the home front 19 by giving up their loved ones and working for the war 20 effort, offering valuable support to family members, 21 neighbors, and unknown fellow Americans; and 22 WHEREAS, we honor the lives lost in the attack on 23 Pearl Harbor and salute the veterans of World War II 24 by remembering their sacrifices, also paying tribute 25 to those now serving America to advance freedom around 26 the world; NOW THEREFORE, 27 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 28 the House of Representatives recognizes December 7, 29 2011, as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and commemorates 30 -2- LSB 2772HH (5) 84 jr/rj 2/ 3

H.R. 39 the seventieth anniversary of the United States of 1 America entering into World War II; and 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That all World War II 3 survivors be accorded special thanks and recognition 4 for their actions in their fight against Nazism, 5 fascism, and totalitarianism; and 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That those killed during 7 the war be memorialized so the memories of them do not 8 fade; and 9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That all state agencies, 10 interested organizations, groups, and individuals 11 be encouraged to observe this solemn occasion with 12 appropriate ceremonies and activities. 13 -3- LSB 2772HH (5) 84 jr/rj 3/ 3