National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Federal law requests that the U.S. flag be displayed at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The observance honors the service members and civilians who died in the December 7, 1941 attack and remembers the sacrifice that drew the nation into World War II.

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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day commemorates the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. It honors the service members and civilians who died and remembers the sacrifice associated with the event that brought the United States into World War II.

Federal law requests that the United States flag be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on December 7. The annual direction applies nationwide, using local sunrise and sunset times.

Mast treats this as a recurring statutory observance rather than waiting for a new proclamation each year. The linked federal law remains the controlling source for the observance.

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36 U.S.C. 129

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Written and maintained by Josh Forehand

Last reviewed August 16, 2026