Photo By Staff Sgt. Ian Kummer | Soldiers march during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Camp Buehring,...... read more read more
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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Soldiers celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a commemorative march culminating in a ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 18.
Though millions of Americans fought for the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is recognized today as a key figure with his passionate oratory and non-violent civil disobedience.
King was arrested 29 times, received frequent death threats throughout his campaign for civil rights, and was assassinated less than four years after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act into law.
The American armed forces were a significant battlefield in the fight for racial equality in the United States, even a century before the Civil Rights Act.
“We honor MLK Day because it is an opportunity for everybody to celebrate what he gave us with his commitment and the things he did in his life,” said 1st Lt. Jason Boatwright, a Madera, California, resident and the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade’s equal opportunity advisor. “It’s a way for us to honor it and celebrate it, no matter if you’re black, white, Hispanic, male or female… regardless, we’ve all benefited from his contributions.”
The 40th Combat Aviation Brigade element deployed to Camp Buehring is comprised of National Guard Soldiers from nine different states as well as active-duty attachments. Many of these troops came together at the ceremony to celebrate the Army’s commitment to the values espoused by King.
“Soldiers can live together and eat together in the same quarters, there is no separation,” said Staff Sgt. Brian Hill, a Chehalis, Washington, resident in Company E, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, 40th CAB. “These are all things that [Dr. King] led the way on.”
| Date Taken: | 01.18.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 01.28.2016 11:51 |
| Story ID: | 187258 |
| Location: | CAMP BUEHRING, KW |
| Hometown: | CHEHALIS, WA, US |
| Hometown: | MADERA, CA, US |
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