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rescue our lawmakers from those things that aren t contributing to your glory. give them the good sense to listen to your guidance and obey your precepts. lord, use our senators to plant and water seeds that will bring a harvest of healing, hope, and humility. to our nation and world. thank you for hearing and answering our prayers, for you are always our refuge and strength. we pray in your great name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. grassley: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for morning business, please. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i want to remind people of how senator johnson and i have been attacked over the months of 2020 for some investigation we have be ....
you re watching live in depth on booktv. december 7, 194,a day of infamiliary. even as japanese diplomats were con ferring on peace measures, japanese plains were swooping down on pearl harbor. they dropped their death on the air base, civil homes and schools. a hundred japanese planes and midget sub marines took part. the arizona was completely destroyed and four others severely damaged. three other battleships and three cruisers suffered damage. nearly 200 planes were destroyed and that sunday morning the pacific fleet appeared to be completely immobilized by this sneak attack. nearly 3,000 casualties added to the catastrophe. it s been 75 years since over 2400 american sailors and soldiers were killed in the japanese attack on pearl harbor, december 7, 1941. starting now on booktv, on c-span2, a three-hour discussion of that day, what led up to it and its aftermath. we have three authors joining us, eri hotta, steve twomey, and craig nelson, each of you in yo ....
[applause] please remain standing for the singing of hawaii s state song. please be seated. [applause] approaching use it the uss halsey. earlier this morning uss halsey rendered honors to the uss utah memorial. since december 7th, 1941, uss utah and uss arizona are the only two ships that remain in the harbor with service members still. returning honors was pearl harbor survivor gil meyer represented fellow u.s.s. utah survivors who are here with us today, bill hughes and louis underwood as well as all utah service members. it is customary for ships passing uss arizona memorial to pay their respects by rendering honors. today, in addition to rendering honors to uss arizona memorial, uss halsey will also render honor to the pearl harbor survivors who have gathered with us today. mr. donald stratton, escorted by petty officer first class juan rodriguez and national park chief historian mr. daniel martinez is ready to return honors as a representative fo ....
minutes.ust under 90 good morning, ladies and totlemen, and welcome today s joint national park service united states navy national pearl harbor remembrance day ceremony. robert franklin and i am truly honored to serve as today s master of ceremonies historic 75th anniversary. honoring s theme is the past, inspiring the future. will pay tribute to those members of the greatest generation who paved the way here in pearl harbor for current and future generations world.out the will the guests please rise, as able, for the arrival of the party.l for today sparty ceremony includes ms. jacquelyn superintendent, world war ii valor in the pacific national monument, national park service. ms. laura joss, regional pacific west region, national parks service. [bells] and navalgion hawaii service group middle pacific arriving. [bell] united states pacific command arriving. please are seated. ladies and gentlemen, it is on december 7, that we observe a moment of at 0755 to c ....
as today s master of ceremonies on this historic 75th anniversary. this year s theme is honoring the past, inspiring the future. and today, we will pay tribute to those members of the greatest generation who paved the way here in pearl harbor for current and future generations throughout the world. will the guests please rise, as able, for the arrival of the official party. the official party for today s ceremony includes ms. jacqueline ashwell, superintendent, world war ii valor in the pacific national monument, national park service. ms. laura joss, regional director, pacific west region, national parks service. [bells] navy region hawaii and naval service group middle pacific arriving. [bell] united states pacific command arriving. please are seated. ladies and gentlemen, it is consist marry on december 7, that we observe a moment of silence at 0755 to commemorate the beginning of the attacks of pearl harbor. you will hear u.s.s. halsey sound the ship s whi ....