,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ahb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #g1      
#bjaf,mr4 ,j5k9s ( ,we/ ,virg9ia 7=     
himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 & ,mr4 ,mooney
 ( ,we/ ,virg9ia7 submitt$ ! foll[+     
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices            
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,commemorat+ !
 #ge? anniv]s>y ( ! attack on ,pe>l     
,h>bor on ,decemb] #g1 #aida1 & ! s9k+ (
 ! ,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia dur+ t       
attack4  ,:]eas ! ,u4,s4,s4 ,we/        
,virg9ia1 nicknam$ ! ,wee ,vee 0 a      
,colorado-class battle%ip commission$ 9 
#aibc1 & 0 ! la/ battle%ip ! ,navy w\ld 
build = ! next two decades2 ,:]eas !    
,navy /ation$ ! ,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia 
9 ,pe>l ,h>bor to help def5d aga9/      
pot5tial enemy attacks 9 ! ,pacific2    
,:]eas ! ,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia 0 !    
second battle%ip dock$ at ,pe>l ,h>bor  
to be /ruck by torp$oes dur+ ! attack on
 ,decemb] #g1 #aida2 ,:]eas ! attack on 
! ,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia includ$ at    

lea/ sev5 torp$oes & two bombs2 ,:]eas1 
:5 ! grave/ mom5ts ( ! attack occurr$1 !
 crew ( ! ,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia       
bravely f\ght back to def5d ! %ip2      
,:]eas ! valor ( & skill ( ! crew ( !   
,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia help$ to prev5t 
! %ip f imm$iately capsiz+ aft] !       
torp$o+2 ,:]eas #ajf ,navy sailors 7    
kill$ :ile try+ to h]oically def5d !    
,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia dur+ ! attack1  
ev5 z x suff]$ ext5sive damage &        
ev5tually flood$ & sank2 ,:]eas 9 e>ly  
#aidb1 ! ,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia 0      
salvag$ f ! h>bor seab$ & return$ to !  
ma9l& = repairs2 ,:]eas ! ,u4,s4,s4 ,we/
 ,virg9ia re-ent]$ s]vice 9 ,june #aidd1
 support+ ! ,alli$ w> ef=ts 9 !         
,pacific1 includ+ 9 ! battles ( ,iwo    
,jima & ,ok9awa2 & ,:]eas at ! end ( !  
w>1 ! ,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia 0 ! only  
%ip pres5t = ,japan's surr5d] 9 ,tokyo  
,bay t _h be5 pres5t & attack$ at ,pe>l 
,h>bor3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress--
 7#a7 rememb]s ! memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
:o 7 kill$ or w\nd$ dur+ ! attack on    

,pe>l ,h>bor on ,decemb] #g1 #aida2     
7#b7 honors ! s]vice & c\rage ( ! memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o 7 /ation$ at ,pe>l  
,h>bor at ! "t ( ! attack2  7#c7        
commemorates ! s]vice ( ! crew ( !      
,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia & ! crews ( o!r 
,navy %ips at ,pe>l ,h>bor1 :o f\ght    
valiantly dur+ ! attack to prev5t fur!r 
damage & de/ruction2  7#d7 recognizes ! 
resolve ( ! ,navy 9 salvag+ & repair+ ! 
,u4,s4,s4 ,we/ ,virg9ia & return+ x to  
s]vice dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2  7#e7 comm5ds 
! brave memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o f\ght 
9 ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 &  7#f7 reaffirms its   
commitm5t to cont9ue to honor ! memory (
 all memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o lo/ _!   
lives dur+ ! attack on ,pe>l ,h>bor4