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SUBJ/2013 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE//

RMKS/1.  THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. NATIONAL DAY OF OBSERVANCE WILL BE HELD ON 21 
JANUARY 2013.

2.  THIS YEAR WILL MARK THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DR. MARTIN 
LUTHER KING, JR. DAY.  IN 1983, PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN CREATED A FEDERAL HOLIDAY TO MARK 
THE BIRTHDAY OF REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.  THE FIRST OFFICIAL OBSERVANCE OF DR. 
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
DAY WAS HELD 15 JANUARY 1986, THE ANNIVERSARY OF DR. KING'S BIRTHDAY.  IN 1992, PRESIDENT 
GEORGE H. W. BUSH PROCLAIMED THE FEDERAL HOLIDAY WOULD BE OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON THE 
THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY.  IN 1994, CONGRESS DESIGNATED THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FEDERAL 
HOLIDAY AS A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE.

3.  THE RECURRING THEME OF THIS OBSERVANCE, "REMEMBER! CELEBRATE!
ACT! A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF," EMPOWERS US TO REFLECT ON THE TEACHINGS OF DR. KING AND 
CELEBRATE HIS LEADERSHIP THROUGH SERVICE.
 OCCURING EACH YEAR ON THE THIRD MONDAY IN JANUARY, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY IS THE 
ONLY FEDERAL HOLIDAY OBSERVED AS A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE.  THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, 
JR. DAY OF SERVICE IS PART OF UNITED WE SERVE, THE PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE 
INITIATIVE THAT ENCOURAGES AMERICANS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE 
SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS.  AS MEMBERS OF AMERICA'S NAVY, OUR GLOBAL FORCE FOR GOOD 
EMBODIES AN ETHOS BASED ON SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE WELFARE OF OTHERS, BRINGING US 
CLOSER TO KING'S VISION OF A STRONGER, LASTING COMMUNITY.  THROUGH DEDICATED SERVICE AT 
HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD, SAILORS HONOR DR. KING'S LEGACY AND REAFFIRM OUR COMMON 
HUMANITY THROUGH UNITED EFFORTS.  DR. KING BELIEVED IN A NATION OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE 
FOR ALL, AND ENCOURAGED ALL CITIZENS TO LIVE UP TO THE PURPOSE AND POTENTIAL OF AMERICA 
BY APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF NONVIOLENCE TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

4.  IN HONOR OF HIS LEGACY AND COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY FOR ALL, THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER 
KING, JR. NATIONAL MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED ON 16 OCTOBER 2011 AND IS THE FIRST MONUMENT 
DEDICATED TO AN AFRICAN AMERICAN ON THE NATIONAL MALL.  THE MONUMENT SERVES AS A PLACE 
OF REFLECTION ON DR. KING'S LIFE, TEACHINGS, AND VISION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE.  INDIVIDUALS CAN 
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. NATIONAL MEMORIAL AT THE NATIONAL MALL 
IN WASHINGTON, DC, AT WWW.NPS.GOV/MLKM/.

5.  ALL COMMANDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS 
OF DR. KING'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVIL RIGHTS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN 
MILITARY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
SERVE BY COMING TOGETHER ON DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY TO SERVE THEIR NEIGHBORS 
THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE.  MORE INFORMATION ON THE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OF 
SERVICE, WHICH TRANSFORMS DR. KING'S LIFE AND TEACHINGS INTO COMMUNITY ACTION TO SOLVE 
SOCIAL PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://MLKDAY.GOV/.  ADDITIONALLY, MORE INFORMATION ON 
DIVERSITY CONFERENCES, EVENTS, AND HERITAGE OBSERVANCES IS AVAILABLE AT THE NAVY OFFICE OF 
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WEB SITE, WWW.NAVY.MIL/LOCAL/CNP-DIVERSITY.

6.  POINT OF CONTACT IS ENS AMBER LYNN DANIEL, OPNAV N134, AT
(703) 604-5071 OR VIA E-MAIL AT AMBERLYNN.DANIEL(AT)NAVY.MIL.

7.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.//

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