Amata Honors National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Washington, D.C. – Saturday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released the following statement in remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day, and in honor of all who served:
"December 7, 1941, is known to history by President Roosevelt's famous words as ‘date which will live in infamy.' This attack brought the United States into World War II. We pray that such a worldwide war will never again be faced by another generation. We honor those who lost their lives, and the many stories of courage that day.
Pearl Harbor attack survivor Tali Peter T. Coleman during his World War II service. He was later honored with a pin from President George H. W. Bush at a Pearl Harbor anniversary ceremony, and is the only Samoan inducted into the Army Infantry Hall of Fame at Fort Benning.
"Our strategic islands were affected by the war, and that history is still evident at Blunt's Point and Breaker's Point. Among Pearl Harbor's survivors, Tali Peter T. Coleman is the only Samoan to be inducted in the Army Infantry Hall of Fame. Our people have built a strong and lasting tradition of military service in times of peace and war since. May God bless our country, our Veterans, and all our military families."
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