March on Misawa: MLK, Jr. Day

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jao’Torey Johnson
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jao’Torey Johnson

March on Misawa: MLK, Jr. Day

by Tech. Sgt. JaoTorey Johnson
35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
January 19, 2023

Members of Team Misawa imitate the Selma to Montgomery March in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2023. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law.

 

 

 

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