Members of Joint Base Charleston march during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance event at the Air Base Chapel Jan. 17, 2017 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The ceremony included a march across the base, guest speaker Melvin D. Willis, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center – Atlantic Enterprise Information Systems Business manager, who spoke about King’s legacy, as well as a reciting of one of King’s speeches by a local middle school student.

Members of Joint Base Charleston march during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance event at the Air Base Chapel Jan. 17, 2017 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The ceremony included a march across the base, guest speaker Melvin D. Willis, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center – Atlantic Enterprise Information Systems Business manager, who spoke about King’s legacy, and a reciting of one of King’s speeches by a local middle school student.

Melvin D. Willis, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center – Atlantic Enterprise Information Systems Business manager, gives a speech during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance event Jan. 17, 2017 at the Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina chapel. Willis was the guest speaker for the ceremony honoring King’s legacy. The ceremony included a march across the baseas well as a celebratory program. Willis was a former command chief master sergeant for the 437 Airlift Wing.

U.S. Air Force Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437 Airlift Wing commander, presents Melvin D. Willis, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center – Atlantic Enterprise Information Systems Business manager, with a certificate of appreciation during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance event at the chapel Jan. 17, 2017 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Willis was the guest speaker for the ceremony honoring King’s legacy. Willis is a former command chief master sergeant from the 437 Airlift Wing.

U.S. Air Force Col. Jimmy Canlas, 437 Airlift Wing commander, presents Mackenzie Colvin, a student from Gregg Middle School, with a certificate of appreciation during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance event at the Air Base Chapel Jan. 17, 2017 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Colvin recited a speech written by King during the ceremony.

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander, gives opening remarks during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance event Jan. 17, 2017 at the Air Base Chapel on Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Lyman talked about the impact King had, not only as a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, but as an American leader. The ceremony included a march across the base, guest speaker Melvin D. Willis, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center – Atlantic Enterprise Information Systems Business manager, who spoke about King’s legacy, as well as a reciting of one of King’s speeches by a local middle school student.