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Thank you for proving my point, Joe.Joe Guy wrote:public law 103-308
Which means that, since 1994, even if Clinton, Bush 43, or Obama had issued such an order, it would have been for that year only and they (or their successor) would have had to reissue a proclamation the following year. And while I don't know if Obama ever issued such a proclamation/Executive Order during his tenure in office, we all know how 'King Donald' feels about agreeing with anything Obama did or said — good or bad — during his term, so it should not come as any surprise to anyone that he would have skipped over it.That December 7 of each year is designated as "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day" and the President is authorized and requested —
(1) to issue annually a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
(2) to urge all Federal agencies, and interested organizations, groups, and individuals, to fly the flag of the United States at halfstaff each December 7 in honor of the individuals who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.
......emphasis mine
I wonder who wrote it for him. I guaran-damn-tee you those sure weren't his own words.rubato wrote:Apparently he did:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-of ... arl-harbor
But it took until almost the end of the day for him to get around to it.
yrs,
rubato
Pearl Harbor Day Beacon Lighting Ceremony
On Thursday, December 7th, Mount Diablo's Beacon will be relit by survivors of Pearl Harbor.
"The Beacon lighting is a tribute to those individuals that lost their lives at Pearl Harbor", says Earl "Chuck" Kohler, one of the few remaining survivors in Contra Costa County. However, the ceremony is also an opportunity to honor the survivors. When those who experienced Pearl Harbor are gone, the history is lost with them. We invite you to attend the ceremony to pay tribute to and honor our veterans.
The Sons & Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Chapter 5 are pleased to co-sponsor this ceremony with Save Mount Diablo in recognition of the 54th Annual National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Every year since 1964, the Pearl Harbor survivors and their families have memorialized Pearl Harbor Day by relighting the historic Beacon atop Mount Diablo's summit. The “Eye of Diablo” as it’s known, was extinguished in 1941 just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1964, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces during World War II, relit the Beacon the first time and suggested it be lit every December 7th to honor those who served and sacrificed.
The Beacon is lit at sunset and shines all night on this single evening each year. The Beacon now shines brighter than ever since it underwent an extensive restoration process in 2013 to ensure it continues to shine for many more years.
Where:
The ceremony will be held at the California State East Bay Concord Campus, 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Concord, CA 94521. See the Campus Map.
Directions: http://goo.gl/maps/jXhcW.
For more information about the annual Beacon Lighting Ceremony, read the press release or contact Save Mount Diablo's office at (925) 947-3535.
We photograph, video- and audio-record throughout the event, and by entering the space and joining the gathering you are granting us permission to record you.
Beacon History
The Beacon was originally lit by Charles Lindbergh in 1928 to assist in the early days of commercial aviation. The Beacon shined from the summit of Mount Diablo each night until December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was not relit until December 7, 1964, when Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces during World War II, attended a ceremony on Mount Diablo’s summit in commemoration of the survivors of Pearl Harbor.
He suggested it be lit every December 7th to honor those who served and sacrificed.
Since that day in 1964, the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association and now the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors with co-sponsor Save Mount Diablo have memorialized Pearl Harbor Day by turning on the summit Beacon atop Mount Diablo. The Beacon now shines on that single night each year.
The “Eye of Diablo” is one of the last remaining working Beacons from the transcontinnetal string of guides. For many years it recieved little to no maintenance, leaving the beacon in significant disrepair. In 2013, Save Mount Diablo partnered with many community members to undertake the task of its restoration.
The Pearl Harbor Survivors would like to know that the Beacon will shine long after they are gone.
It is a Ceremonial Proclamation. Flags should be at half mast even without a proclamation from the president, although I doubt any president since the resolution was passed has ever not done it.Bicycle Bill wrote:That December 7 of each year is designated as "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day" and the President is authorized and requested —
(1) to issue annually a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
(2) to urge all Federal agencies, and interested organizations, groups, and individuals, to fly the flag of the United States at halfstaff each December 7 in honor of the individuals who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.
......emphasis mine
Been reading rubato's history blog again, LJ?Lord Jim wrote:That we commemorate the day that poignantly illustrates where the original isolationist doctrine led us...
The path to Pearl Harbor was littered with U.S. efforts to restrict Japanese influence in Asia-Pacific. 
The point was not to compare events but how events are viewed or celebrated, and for how long. The Civil War reference was to indicate that something which at one time was a big deal is eventually a not-so shining artifact of the past.rubato wrote:Comparing Pearl Harbor to the Kasserine pass is pure crackpottery. Kasserine pass was a temporary setback in the struggle for N. Africa. And it was a necessary learning experience for US officers and men. It was not the beginning or end of anything. And the minutia of the civil war is good only for curing insomnia.
Sorry, but American Isolationism definitely played a role in the calculations of the Japanese High Command:Note: not to say that Japan was innocent, natch. Just that "isolationist" is the reverse of the truth in this arena.
http://victorhanson.com/wordpress/real- ... rl-harbor/While the United States had belatedly begun rearming in the late 1930s, the Japanese were still convinced that in a naval war, their ships, planes and personnel were at least as modern and plentiful, if not more numerous and qualitatively better than what was available to the United States.
The growing isolationism of the United States that had been championed by the likes of icons like Walt Disney and Charles Lindbergh, the persistent Depression, and the fact that the United States had not intervened in Europe, but instead watched Britain get battered for some 26 months from September 1939 to December 1941, suggested to many in the Japanese military command that the United States might either negotiate or respond only halfheartedly after Pearl Harbor, especially after the envisioned loss of the American carrier fleet.