Photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 06.18.2024
Mona Martin, second from left, a worship dancer, poses with Airmen assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during a Juneteenth celebration at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, June 18, 2024. Fairchild AFB Airmen coordinated this celebration to honor June 19th, which is the day that enslaved African Americans were emancipated. On that day in 1865, the Union Army announced to the people of......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 06.18.2024
Kitara Johnson Jones, left, an Air Mobility Command civic leader, and Mona Martin, second from left, a worship dancer, speak to 92nd Air Refueling Wing leadership during a Juneteenth celebration at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, June 18, 2024. Fairchild AFB Airmen coordinated this celebration to honor June 19th, which is the day that enslaved African Americans were emancipated. On that......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 06.18.2024
Kitara Johnson Jones, an Air Mobility Command civic leader, delivers a speech about the significance of the Juneteenth holiday during a Juneteenth celebration at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, June 18, 2024. Fairchild AFB Airmen coordinated this celebration to honor June 19th, which is the day that enslaved African Americans were emancipated. On that day in 1865, the Union Army......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | 06.18.2024
Mona Martin, a worship dancer, performs a commemorative dance during a Juneteenth celebration at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, June 18, 2024. Fairchild AFB Airmen coordinated this celebration to honor June 19th, which is the day that enslaved African Americans were emancipated. On that day in 1865, the Union Army announced to the people of Texas that all slaves were free under the......
Photo by Pfc. Anthony Ford | 3rd Infantry Division | 06.19.2021
Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions,” 3rd Infantry Division, pose for a picture after learning about Juneteenth during a class on Camp Fuji, Japan, June 19, 2021. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law June 17, 2021, officially making June 19 a federal holiday and giving national recognition to a day......
Photo by Pfc. Anthony Ford | 3rd Infantry Division | 06.19.2021
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Latricia Davison and Staff Sgt. O’Bosi Roland, both assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions,” 3rd Infantry Division, watch a video about Juneteenth on Camp Fuji, Japan, June 19, 2021. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law June 17, 2021, officially making June 19 a federal holiday and giving......
Photo by Pfc. Anthony Ford | 3rd Infantry Division | 06.19.2021
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. O’Bosi Roland, a Selma, Alabama, native and mechanic assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions,” 3rd Infantry Division, teaches Soldiers about Juneteenth during a class on Camp Fuji, Japan, June 19, 2021. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law June 17, 2021, officially making June 19 a federal holiday and......
Photo by Pfc. Anthony Ford | 3rd Infantry Division | 06.19.2021
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. O’Bosi Roland, a Selma, Alabama, native and mechanic assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions,” 3rd Infantry Division, teaches Soldiers about Juneteenth during a class on Camp Fuji, Japan, June 19, 2021. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law June 17, 2021, officially making June 19 a federal holiday and......
