1/17/2012 - MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Members of the Misawa community come together to remember Martin Luther King Jr. during a march from Risner Circle to the base chapel here, Jan. 16. While the first official federal holiday was observed in 1986, Illinois was the first state to adopt Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday in 1973. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

1/17/2012 - MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Members of the Misawa community march from Risner Circle to the base chapel to honor Martin Luther King Jr. here, Jan. 16. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the federal holiday recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)