It was 83 years today that Japan’s Imperial Navy launched a surprise attack on the Hawaiian Naval base of Pearl Harbor that would result in the United States entering World War II. The attack, designed by Japan to be a preventative action to keep the U.S. from interfering with their military actions in the Philippines, […]
December 7, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proclaimed today, December 7, 2020, as “Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day” in Alaska and issued the following remarks: “Reflecting on the loss of human life and the destruction of the Pearl Harbor Base that day serves as a stark reminder of the exceptional service and selfless […]
March 24, 2017 Juneau – Governor Bill Walker this week proclaimed March 27, 2017 as Earthquake Remembrance Day, and ordered all state flags to be lowered in honor of those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunamis. The 9.2-magnitude Good Friday earthquake is the second-largest in recorded history. It triggered tsunamis […]
June 2, 2016 JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker today ordered all state flags be lowered tomorrow, Friday, June 3 in honor of Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day. Recognized each year on the anniversary of the 1942 Japanese attack on Alaska, Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day honors military personnel who served and died defending our country, and the […]