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Juneteenth Ceremony Shares Message Of Love
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LAKEHURST – Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst (NAWCAD LKE) hosted its first Juneteenth celebration June 15 at the Flight Deck Community Center. The event, hosted by the NAWCAD LKE African American Pipelines Action Team (APAT), was attended by more than 100 teammates from across the Naval Air Systems command in person and virtually.
The holiday of Juneteenth commemorates Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger leading troops into Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, announcing the end of the Civil War and the freedom of all enslaved people. Granger’s announcement reached Texas more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Emancipation Proclamation, ending the enslavement of more than 250,000 people in Texas. Juneteenth was officially designated a national holiday on June 17, 2021. “Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but we are still working towards absolute equality,” NAWCAD LKE Executive Director Kathleen P. Donnelly said at the opening of the ceremony. “In honor of Juneteenth, let’s recommit ourselves to focus on improving equity and equality in the workplace and our personal lives.”
Guest speaker Dr. Rochelle Coles, a retired U.S. Air Force Chaplain with the rank of Captain, spoke about the event’s theme, “Celebrating Juneteenth with the Sound of Freedom.” Dr. Coles said, like most people, she was unfamiliar with Juneteenth until a few years ago. She said she learned the importance of the holiday when she attended the fi rst celebration with her daughter Jameelia, who recently passed away, making her time at the Lakehurst event even more meaningful.
“The big message is being free. And so, although we’re free, we have to take that freedom and do something positive with it and help other people,” Coles said.
Having deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan during her military career, Coles talked about how she changed during her time overseas.
“I think that when you’re in a combat zone, a war zone, it changes your whole mentality. You just don’t take things for granted,” she said. “It makes you respect other people. It made me more loving. It made me more kind. It just made me love people and love life.”
When asked what she wanted people to remember from her talk, Coles said it was the importance of loving yourself and loving others.
“One thing about love is love crosses religious boundaries. Any type of hurt that we could go through, love crosses all of them. Love is international. Love goes everywhere,” she said.
Not only was the event the first Juneteenth celebration at Lakehurst, but it also marked the first large event hosted by APAT since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. APAT co-leader Romeo Ngate said seeing people from all cultures and backgrounds at the event made the celebration even more impactful.
“We gather with hearts filled with joy, gratitude and an unyielding commitment to celebrating a historic milestone in our nation’s journey towards equality and freedom,” Ngate said. “As we gather here, we acknowledge the profound struggles and sacrifices endured by those who fought for liberation, justice and human rights throughout our nation’s history. Juneteenth serves as a poignant reminder of the journey towards equality and that we continue to tread upon today.”
