HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-225RESOLUTION NO. 12-225
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 7, 2012 AS THE "715` 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 71ST Anniversary of Pearl Harbor on
Friday, December 7, 2012.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. Friday, December 7, 2012 is hereby recognized as the "71St Anniversary of Pearl
Harbor" Day in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges all citizens to join together on Friday, December 7, 2012, 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 4th day of December 2012.
ATTEST: / BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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