State Senator Walter F. Timilty

On this Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, I attend a solemn ceremony aboard the USS Salem at the Quincy Shipyard in conjunction with both the Quincy and Braintree Veterans Services.

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

On that Sunday morning, 83years ago, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched an unprovoked, surprise attack upon units of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This attack claimed the lives of 2,403 Americans, wounded 1,178 more, and damaged our naval capabilities in the Pacific. Such destruction seared the memory of a generation and galvanized the will of the American people in a fight to maintain our right to freedom without fear.

Today, and everyday we remember and honor those brave Americans who perished during that attack.

Thank you to Milton Fire Chief Chris Madden, members of the Milton Fire Department, and all the fire departments from around the region who are all working hard right now to contain a serious brush fire in the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton.

The fire started last night and has quickly grown to more than 40 acres off Hillside Street, near Houghton’s Pond. Hillside Street in the Blue Hills Reservation is closed until further notice as fire crews continue to work on extinguishing brush across 40 acres of the 7,000-acre property managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

To the public: please stay clear of the area so that firefighters can do their job.

To our firefighters, please stay safe.

Thank you, specifically, to:
Abington
Avon
Boston A 10
Bridgewater A1
Carver
Canton Tanker
Coastal Ambulance
Dedham FD
DCR Staff
Dover Tanker
Easton Fire
Foxboro
Milton Auxiliary
Massachusetts State Police
Norwood
Randolph Brush
Sharon Pick Up and Gator
State 1-0 (DCR)
State 1-1 (DCR)
State 3-0 (DCR)
State 4-2 and 4-0 (DCR)
State 4-3 (DCR)
Stoughton Fleet UTV
Walpole
Weston
Westwood
Westwood Squad 1

Let’s Go! Cheering on the Girls Soccer teams playing TONIGHT in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament.

Sending out best wishes to Braintree High School, Oliver Ames High School, and West Bridgewater High School.