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Hello everyone . Lieutenant Colonel

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Larry Stewart here with command ,

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Sergeant Major fred told me we are the

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battalion command team for the second

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Battalion , 39th Infantry Regiment of

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the one , 65th Infantry Brigade here at

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fort Jackson south Carolina . We wanted

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to take a moment and recognize a man

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who had a profound impact on civil

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rights in our nation . On the third

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monday in january , our nation

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celebrates the legacy of Dr martin

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Luther King . JR martin Luther King JR

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is best known for his role in the civil

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rights movement of the 19 fifties and

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sixties . Dr King was one of history's

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greatest champions of Nonviolence to

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bring about change . This inspired the

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nation and the world to become more

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tolerant and accepting of all citizens ,

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regardless of our differences .

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Currently , our nation is facing many

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challenges from the ongoing public

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health and economic crisis . Perhaps

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now , more than ever , we must remember

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Dr King's message of equality ,

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nondiscrimination in service . We find

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these values embedded in our army ,

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where we embrace and recognize that

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diversity is our strength . We are

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committed to the ideals endorsed by DR

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King to treat every individual with

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dignity and respect . DR King

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understood that these ideals can change

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the world . His teaching challenges us

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to reach for equality to peacefully

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stand up for civil rights and to live

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courageously . He wanted his life to be

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remembered as a life of service to

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others . As he once famously said ,

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life's most persistent and urgent

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question is what are you doing for

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others ? Dr martin Luther King's

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passion for service is why each year

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the national theme of this day is a day

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on not a day off . This theme serves to

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encourage each of us to volunteer our

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time in order to make our communities

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better places . In the spirit of DR

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King . Leaders here at Fort Jackson are

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committed to putting people first on

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this installation as well as within our

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surrounding communities . We all must

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capitalize on the ideas of inclusion

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here at Fort Jackson . We must value

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and integrate everyone's perspectives ,

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ideas and contributions into the way we

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function and make decisions here . This

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will enable everyone on our team to

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succeed . Triple L . And

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Victory starts here .