On this National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we also reaffirm that the work of securing and strengthening our nation goes on.
Their courage and resolve remind us of that fundamental American truth-that out of many we are one and that when we stand together, no undertaking is too great. For out of the horrors of war, this Greatest Generation forged an enduring international order, became the backbone of the middle class and powered America’s prosperity. We give thanks to the veterans and survivors of Pearl Harbor who faced down fear itself, met infamy with intrepidity, freed captive peoples from fascism and whose example inspires us still. Today, Michelle and I join the American people in remembering those who gave their lives at Pearl Harbor-many of them not much older than boys-and in honoring their families-spouses, siblings, sons and daughters who still carry the memories of their loved ones in their hearts. In the hours after the attack, President Roosevelt promised that “the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.” Thanks to the heroism of a generation, we did. Their sacrifice galvanized millions of GIs and Rosie the Riveters who answered the call to defend liberty at its moment of maximum peril. Over 2,400 American patriots lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor-military and civilian, men, women and children. Seventy-five years ago today, a sudden and unprovoked attack turned a tranquil harbor into a sea of flames.
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