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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, On December 7, 1941, a surprise attack came upon |
3 | | the armed forces of the United States of America; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, The bombs that fell on the island of Oahu in |
5 | | Hawaii wounded over 1,100 American patriots and took the lives |
6 | | of almost 2,400; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, These sons and daughters of our land |
8 | | altruistically and selflessly sacrificed their lives for our |
9 | | country's safety; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, They gave their lives to defend freedom everywhere |
11 | | against the forces of tyranny and oppression during the Second |
12 | | World War; therefore, be it
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13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
14 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
15 | | we remember those who sacrificed their lives at Pearl Harbor on |
16 | | December 7, 1941; and be it further
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17 | | RESOLVED, That we petition the United States Congress to |
18 | | make Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day a federal holiday to |
19 | | memorialize those courageous sons and daughters who fought and |
20 | | died at Pearl Harbor, recognize all Americans who carried their |