MLK Book Reading

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Suzanne M. Bates, Tricare Operations and Patient Administration Flight Commander, reads to children during the Martin Luther King Jr. Book Reading at the Child Development Center on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 14, 2016. Service members read books to each class according to their general reading level and age group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caelynn Ferguson/Released)

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MLK Book Reading

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Deidra M. Hawkins, 17th Training Wing Safety specialist, reads a book during the Martin Luther King Jr. Book Reading at the Child Development Center on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 14, 2016. Hawkins taught the children historical stories about Martin Luther King Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caelynn Ferguson/Released)

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Children gather around a service member during the Martin Luther King Jr. Book Reading at the Child Development Center on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 14, 2016. The book reading celebrates the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life on our nation and Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caelynn Ferguson/Released)

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CDC hosts MLK Book Reading for Kids

Published Jan. 14, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Caelynn Ferguson
17th Training Wing Public Affairs

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Base volunteers read stories to children about Martin Luther King Jr. during the MLK book reading at the Child Development Center Jan. 14.

The CDC assigned each volunteer a classroom based off of the children’s age group. Each volunteer then read a book relative to the children’s reading skill level.

Goodfellow held the event to celebrate the observed birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and to educate children on the impact of his life.