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NAVADMIN 324/00
 
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SUBJ/DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE//
 
RMKS/1.  MONDAY, 15 JANUARY 2001, WILL MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. NATIONAL HOLIDAY.  THE THEME FOR THE 2001
KING HOLIDAY CELEBRATION IS "REMEMBER!  CELEBRATE!  ACT!  A DAY ON,
NOT A DAY OFF."
 
2.  JANUARY 11-15, 2001 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE PERIOD TO
COMMEMORATE THE ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY
OBSERVANCE, WHICH IS CELEBRATED IN SOME FORM IN MORE THAN 100
COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.  DURING THIS TIME, WE PAUSE TO
COMMEMORATE THE BIRTH, LIFE, AND VISION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING,
JR., RECOGNIZING HIS LEADERSHIP AND LIFETIME COMMITMENT TO
CHALLENGING RACIAL INJUSTICE AND SEEKING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
AMERICANS.  IN 1963, DR. KING WROTE IN "STRENGTH TO LOVE," "THE
ULTIMATE MEASURE OF A MAN IS NOT WHERE HE STANDS IN MOMENTS OF
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE, BUT WHERE HE STANDS AT TIMES OF CHALLENGE
AND CONTROVERSY.  THE TRUE NEIGHBOR WILL RISK HIS POSITION, HIS
PRESTIGE AND EVEN HIS LIFE FOR THE WELFARE OF OTHERS.  IN DANGEROUS
VALLEYS AND HAZARDOUS PATHWAYS, HE WILL LIFT SOME BRUISED AND BEATEN
BROTHER TO A HIGHER AND MORE NOBLE LIFE."  AS A SERVANT OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, THE U.S. NAVY IS COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THESE BASIC
PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL SACRIFICE, JUSTICE, AND EQUALITY TO WHICH DR.
KING DEVOTED HIS LIFE.
 
3.  COMMANDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COMMEMORATE THE DR. MARTIN
LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT MISSION COMMITMENTS
AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES.  MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION BY ALL CIVILIAN AND
MILITARY PERSONNEL SHOULD BE PROMOTED THROUGH PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS,
AND PUBLISHED ITEMS OF INTEREST IN COMMAND BULLETINS.  PARTICIPATION
IN LOCAL COMMUNITY OBSERVANCES IS ALSO HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
 
4.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE NAVY WEBSITE:
WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/MENTOR.  POC IS LT WILLIE HARBERT AT
(703) 695-2824/DSN 225; E-MAIL:  P00J3@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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