{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/senators-donnelly-and-young-introduce-national-ernie-pyle-day-resolution", "Senators Donnelly and Young Introduce National Ernie Pyle Day Resolution", "2017-12-01", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senators Donnelly and Young Introduce National Ernie Pyle Day Resolution\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, December 1, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young introduced a resolution to designate August 3, 2018, as National Ernie Pyle Day, in remembrance of the celebrated war correspondent and Hoosier journalist.\r\nDonnelly said, \u201cI am proud to join Senator Young to introduce legislation designating August 3, 2018 as \u2018National Ernie Pyle Day.\u2019 Ernie Pyle\u2014a Hoosier native from Dana, Indiana \u2014forever influenced American journalism. His reporting from the battlefield in World War II captured the daily sacrifice and heroism of our servicemembers fighting in the war.\u201d\r\nYoung said, \u201cErnie Pyle\u2019s renowned career reporting throughout Indiana and World War II demonstrates the work ethic of Hoosiers and the dedication of Americans in commemorating our soldiers. By designating National Ernie Pyle Day, his important contributions to our state and nation will be honored.\u201d\r\nAfter studying journalism at Indiana University, Ernie Pyle, served as a beloved correspondent in Indiana and later overseas during World War II. Beginning his career at La Porte\u2019s The Daily Herald, Mr. Pyle would go on to receive the Pulitzer Prize for his distinguished reporting of WWII in 1944.\u00a0 During his tenure as a war correspondent, he worked alongside our soldiers in the field to produce work that properly commemorated a soldier\u2019s courage and sacrifice.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/senators-donnelly-and-young-introduce-national-ernie-pyle-day-resolution"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.313883112743497, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}