Retired U.S. Army Col. Alexander Conyers, keynote speaker, delivers remarks during a remembrance ceremony in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 1, 2022. Before his retirement from the U.S. Army, Conyers served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Review Board. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dawn M. Weber)

Nichelle Cunningham, 628th Air Base Wing Judge Advocate paralegal, sings “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” by James Weldon Johnson during a remembrance ceremony in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 1, 2022. The ceremony honored the life, legacy of Dr. King through the reading of poems, song and speeches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dawn M. Weber)

Retired U.S. Army Col. Alexander Conyers, keynote speaker, delivers remarks during a remembrance ceremony in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 1, 2022. Conyers currently serves as the Interim President at South Carolina State University, a historically black, land-grant university in Orangeburg, South Carolina. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dawn M. Weber)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Cedric Nettles, 628th Mission Support Group senior enlisted advisor, delivers closing remarks during a remembrance ceremony in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Feb. 1, 2022. The ceremony honored the life, legacy of Dr. King through the reading of poems, song and speeches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dawn M. Weber)