Bill > K00807

This resolution commemorates Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7, 2025, in New York State, recognizing the significant historical event of the surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The resolution highlights the devastating nature of the attack, which resulted in the destruction of 188 aircraft, five battleships, one minelayer, and three destroyers, with more than 2,400 people killed and 1,100 wounded. It emphasizes how the attack immediately galvanized a previously divided nation, prompted the United States to declare war the following day, and ultimately led to America's entry into World War II. The resolution notes that despite the initial blow, the attack awakened the "sleeping giant" of American industrial and military capacity, which would go on to play a crucial role in the Allied victory. The Legislative Body resolves to pause in its deliberations to commemorate this day and plans to transmit copies of the resolution to various veterans' organizations in New York, including the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and Disabled American Veterans, to ensure the historical significance of the event is remembered and honored.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K807