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The installation's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance will be held Jan. 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at McGill Training Center, 8452 Zimborski Ave. The event, offered by the installation command and Equal Opportunity Office, is sponsored by the 902nd Military Intelligence Group. The free event will feature food samplings.

The theme is "A Day On, Not A Day Off!" The keynote speaker is the Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy, a minister and civil rights activist. In 1971, he was elected to Congress as the first representative from the District of Columbia in 100 years and served for nearly two decades.

Fauntroy also was the Washington, D.C., coordinator of the historic 1963 March on Washington and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Anyone in need of a sign language interpreter should contact the EEO Office at 301-677-6298/3660.

All Fort Meade service members and civilians are encouraged to attend with supervisory approval and without charge to annual leave. Administrative leave is authorized. For more information, call Sgt. 1st Class Lukowski at 301-677-2162 or Sgt. 1st Class Bass at 301-677-6687.