Governor McDonnell Issues Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Proclamation and Orders F

Governor McDonnell Issues Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Proclamation and Orders Flags Lowered RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell has issued a proclamation recognizing December 7th as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Virginia. He has also ordered that flags be flown at half-staff on all local, state, and federal buildings and grounds in Virginia. Governor McDonnell will attend the 70th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony and Place a Wreath at Virginia War Memorial at 11:15 a.m. this morning. Please find below the proclamation and flag order. PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY WHEREAS, December 7, 2011 marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and WHEREAS, early on the morning of December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was ambushed in a surprise attack by the Japanese Imperial Navy, and 2,403 American military personnel, including 44 Virginians, were killed while 1,178 others were wounded; and WHEREAS, the attack on Pearl Harbor, a day that has since lived in infamy, is among the most destructive and unwarranted acts of war to take place on American soil and its anniversary serves as a reminder of the vigilance and preparedness which our nation must always maintain; and WHEREAS, Virginians and Americans everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces who died at Pearl Harbor, as well as to those who survived and fought with great honor and bravery in the Second World War while defending the people and principles of our nation; and WHEREAS, it is fitting to observe a day in honor of everyone who served in the United States Armed Forces at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and to reflect upon their sacrifices and on the losses endured by their families and loved ones; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert F. McDonnell, do hereby recognize December 7, 2011 as PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY in our COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens. **The proclamation can be found at this link: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/OurCommonwealth/Proclamations/2011/PearlHarbor.cfm Governor's flag order for the Commonwealth of Virginia Pursuant with President Barack Obama's Presidential Proclamation to lower the United States flag on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, I do hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be flown at half-staff on all local, state, and federal buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in honor and respect of those who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor. I hereby order that the flags shall be lowered immediately on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, and remain at half-staff until sunset. Ordered this the 6th day of December, 2011. Sincerely, Robert F. McDonnell   Carl Ray Louk "FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS" SG-1996 "LET LOVE LEAD THE WAY" SG-2000 "THE PHOENIX SHALL RISE" SD "EVEN A MAN WHO IS PURE IN HEART AND SAYS HIS PRAYERS BY NIGHT, MAY BECOME A WOLF WHEN THE WOLFBANE BLOOMS AND THE AUTUMN MOON IS BRIGHT." LT-1941 "FLESH OF MY FLESH; BLOOD OF MY BLOOD; KIN OF MY KIN WHEN SAY COME TO YOU, YOU SHALL CROSS LAND OR SEA TO DO MY BIDDING!" CVTD-1895 "FROM HELL'S HEART I STAB AT THEE, FOR HATE SAKE I SPIT MY LAST BREATH AT THEE" CA-1895  "I HAVE BEEN, AND ALWAYS SHALL BE YOUR FRIEND" Spock  "TRICK OR TREAT, TRICK OR TREAT CANDY IS DANDY BUT MURDER, OH MURDER, IS SO SWEET" CRL-2003  "EYE OF NEWT, AND TOE OF FROG, WOOL OF BAT, AND TONGUE OF DOG ADDER'S FORK, BLIND-WORM'S STING, LIZARD'S LEG, AND OWLET'S WING. FOR A CHARM OF POWERFUL TROUBLE, LIKE A HELL-BROTH BOIL AND BABBLE. DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE, FIRE BURN, AND CALDRON BUBBLE" WS MySpace.com: www.myspace.com/carlraylouk http://www.myspace.com/carlraylouk Yahoo Group: Yahoo! Groups : LouksHauntedGraveyardhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/LouksHauntedGraveyard/ Yahoo Group: Yahoo! Groups : TheWorldAccordingtoCarlRayLouk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheWorldAccordingtoCarlRayLouk/