Pentagon Honors Civil Rights Leader’s LegacyBy Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert
American Forces Press Service
M. Gates today challenged the Defense Department and all
Americans to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy during a
Pentagon observance in advance of the Jan. 18 holiday that
marks the civil rights leader’s birth.
“Remember and honor the great example Dr. King was,” Gates
said to an audience of defense employees and military members
at the Pentagon’s 25th annual observance of King’s life and work.
“Celebrate all that we have accomplished together. … Keep working
toward Dr. King’s dreams with all our might.”
King spent his life advocating for equality and eventually became a
world figure in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The Baptist
minister led peaceful demonstrations and marches throughout the
country and gave thousands of memorable speeches until his
assassination in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968.
The path of service and equality led by King paved way for
desegregation and better opportunities, not just for African
Americans, but for all citizens. He sought a society “founded and
fueled on equality, justice, dignity, freedom and strength that can
come only from being a truly united country,” Gates said.
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