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SUBJ/2010 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE// 
RMKS/1.  THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. NATIONAL DAY OF OBSERVANCE 
WILL BE HELD ON 18 JANUARY 2010.  
2.  DRAWING FROM HISTORY, THEOLOGY, AND THE EXAMPLE OF OTHERS, DR. 
KING TRANSLATED HIS DREAM INTO A MESSAGE THAT MOTIVATED ALL AMERICANS 
TO PURSUE THE FULL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP AND RESPECT.  
THIS YEAR'S THEME, "REMEMBER!  CELEBRATE!  ACT!  A DAY ON, NOT A DAY 
OFF," REMINDS US TO CELEBRATE THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS WE CONTINUE TO 
DEFEND EVERY DAY.
3.  DR. KING'S LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH THIS NATIONAL OBSERVANCE AND BY 
OUR COMMITMENT TO LIVE BY THE PRINCIPLES HE ESPOUSED.  ESTABLISHED BY 
PUBLIC LAW 98-144, THIS HOLIDAY SERVES AS A TIME FOR ALL AMERICANS TO 
REFLECT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUALITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS THAT DR. 
KING CHAMPIONED.
4.  COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS 
OF DR. KING'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVIL RIGHTS.  ALL 
ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY EVENTS CELEBRATING THIS OBSERVANCE.  
PRESENTATIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE ON THE DEFENSE 
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE WEBSITE AT:  
WWW.DEOMI.ORG/SPECIALOBSERVANCE/INDEX.CFM
5.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DIVERSITY CONFERENCES, EVENTS, AWARDS, 
AND OBERVANCES IS AVAILABLE AT THE NAVY DIVERSITY WEBSITE AT:
WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/COMMANDSUPPORT/DIVERSITY.
6.  POINT OF CONTACT:  LCDR KAREN EIFERT, OPNAV N134, AT
(703) 695-0820 OR VIA E-MAIL AT karen.eifert@navy.mil 7.  RELEASED 
BY ADMIRAL G. ROUGHEAD, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.// 
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