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Airman 1st Class Colette Thomas, 31st Medical Support Squadron, sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing," also known as the Black National Anthem, during the Martin Luther King Jr. observance dinner held Jan. 20, 2010 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The song, originally written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson, was later set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson. It was first performed as part of a celebration to honor President Lincoln's birthday in 1900. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tabitha M. Mans)

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Brig. Gen. C.Q. Brown Jr., 31st Fighter Wing commander, gives closing remarks during a Martin Luther King Jr. observance dinner held Jan. 20, 2010 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The federal holiday called Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first celebrated in 1986 and is held on the third Monday in January. Mr. King was a chief spokesman for nonviolent activism during the civil rights movement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tabitha M. Mans)

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Chaplain (Capt.) Christian Williams, a guest speaker from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, highlighted some of the many achievements made by Martin Luther King Jr. during his speech at an observance dinner held Jan. 20, 2010 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. President Reagan signed a bill Nov. 2, 1983, creating the federal holiday called Martin Luther King Jr. Day held on the third Monday in January. It was first celebrated in 1986. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tabitha M. Mans)

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Aviano celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Published Jan. 22, 2010
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Base personnel and family members took part in an observance dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 20 at the Italian Mensa.

Chaplain (Capt.) Christian Williams, from the 37th Training Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was the guest speaker for the dinner and highlighted some of the many achievements made by Mr. King during his speech. Airman 1st Class Colette Thomas, 31st Medical Support Squadron, sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and Brig. Gen. C.Q. Brown Jr., 31st Fighter Wing commander, provided closing remarks.

President Reagan signed a bill Nov. 2, 1983, creating a federal holiday in Mr. King's honor. The federal holiday called Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first celebrated in 1986 and is held on the third Monday in January.

For more information about Mr. King and the impact he's had on the world, go to: http://www.thekingcenter.org/Default.aspx.

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