President Joe Biden is delivering remarks at a White House event for veterans and their families the day before the anniversary of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Biden is expected to begin speaking from the East Room of the Executive Mansion at 6:00 p.m. EST. The event will feature a performance of “The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day,” according to the White House.
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Saturday marks the 83rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise attack against the country was declared a “date which will live in infamy” by then-President Franklin Roosevelt and led the United States into World War II.
“We honor the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed on that tragic December morning 83 years ago. And we recognize the absolute courage of the service members who, in the wake of this painful and unprovoked attack, stood up to defend democracy and stand up to fascism abroad in World War II,” Biden said in his proclamation of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day for Saturday.