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Dr. Valerie McKito, key-note speaker from Eastern New Mexico University, pays tribute to those affected by the Holocaust before the Candle Lighting Ceremony. Holocaust Remembrance Day is recognized all over the world in the month of April and was held at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 13, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Angelica Powell).


Never again: Holocaust observance at Cannon

Dr. Valerie McKito, key-note speaker from Eastern New Mexico University, pays tribute to those affected by the Holocaust before the Candle Lighting Ceremony. Holocaust Remembrance Day is recognized all over the world in the month of April and was held at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 13, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Angelica Powell).

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Elizabeth Staub, 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron first sergeant, lights a candle during a Holocaust Remembrance ceremony at the Cannon Chapel April 28, 2014, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The remembrance ceremony was held to honor those who lost their lives as a result of the Holocaust. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Xavier Lockley)
Each candle was lit at the front of the room by one of seven volunteers during a pledge to remember our lessons learning from the tragedy of the Holocaust and a call to take personal action against hatred and discrimination. Holocaust Remembrance Day is recognized all over the world in the month of April and was held at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 13, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Angelica Powell).
A U.S. Air Commando lights one of many candles dispersed through the room in remembrance of those affected by the Holocaust. Holocaust Remembrance Day is recognized all over the world in the month of April and was held at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 13, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Angelica Powell).
A U.S. Air Commando reads about the life of a survivor of the Holocaust. Holocaust Remembrance Day is recognized all over the world in the month of April and was held at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 13, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Angelica Powell).
A biographical card was placed at every seat, each telling the story of one of the many men and women who perished or survived the Holocaust. Holocaust Remembrance Day is recognized all over the world in the month of April and was held at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 13, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Angelica Powell).
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is widely considered the most influential leader of the American civil rights movement. King, both a Baptist minister and civil rights activist, had a tremendous impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s. He was a visionary leader who was intensely devoted to achieving social justice through non-violent means. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Airman 1st Class Eboni Reece)
November is the Department of Defense governed month to celebrate the contributions of Native Americans to America. New Mexico has twelve tribal ties within its borders with close proximity to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Rhonda Crawford, 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron commander, speaks during the African American Heritage luncheon at the Landing Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 22, 2012. One of the topics discussed by Crawford was her journey into the Air Force as an African American woman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xavier Lockley)
Air Commandos participate in a skit during the African American Heritage Month luncheon at the Landing Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 22, 2012. This year’s theme focused on African American women’s contributions to American history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xavier Lockley)
Airman 1st Class Jose Silva-Cruz, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, Airman 1st Class Cheng Bi, 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron and Airman 1st Class Giselle Wells, 27 SOCES, stand with their certificates of naturalization at the Landing Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 16, 2012. Individuals must normally wait five years before applying to become a U.S. citizen, however, if they are serving in the armed forces during a time of war that requirement can be waived. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Xavier Lockley)
Three Air Commandos earned their U.S. citizenship during a ceremony at the Landing Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 16, 2012. Individuals must normally wait five years before applying to become a U.S. citizen, however, if they are serving in the armed forces during a time of war that requirement can be waived. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Xavier Lockley)