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Home My WebLink About11-202 RESOLUTION NO. 11-202 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011 AS THE "70T" ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR" DAY IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY FLORIDA WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the following determinations: 1. On December 7, 1941, a surprise air attack against the base of the United States Pacific Fleet, located at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, took place by the Japanese Naval Air Forces. 2. As a result of this unexpected invasion, President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 8, 1941, appeared before a joint session of Congress and called for a declaration of war against the Japanese Empire. 3. The casualties of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor were calculated at over 2,400 deaths with almost 1,200 wounded men along with the sinking of three battleships, the capsizing of one battleship and varying degrees of damage to four other battleships. Several smaller warships were sunk and others were seriously crippled as a result of this attack and almost all combat aircraft on the islands were damaged or destroyed. 4. In honor of the courageous efforts of the men who died for their country at Pearl Harbor, as well as the men who fought and survived this tragic episode, this Board would like to remember by recognizing the 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida: 1. Wednesday, December 7, 2011 is hereby recognized as the "70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor" Day in St. Lucie County, Florida. 2. This Board urges all citizens to join together on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, in remembering those Americans who lost their lives for this country along with those who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor on that dreadful morning of December 7, 1941. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 6th day of December 2011. ATTEST: BOARD OF COU ERS ST. LUC , F RIDA DEPUTY C C AIRMAN a~~,p r _ , ffi `,~o APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND ' CORRECTNESS: t i ~ r° ' ' A5~" COUNTY ATTORNEY r ~~J~. i:.iR 2(Y`}y.." ~ toy :LA_. i:sT.::.