Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Shakela Matthews, left, 349th Force Support Squadron sustainment superintendent, speaks of her experience at a panel during a Juneteenth celebration hosted by the African American Heritage Association at Travis Air Force Base, California, June 16, 2022. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day act into law making June 19, otherwise known as Juneteenth, a federal holiday. The celebration commemorates June 19, 1865 when union soldiers led by General Gordon Granger enforced General Order No. 3 which marked the official
Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Shakela Matthews, left, 349th Force Support Squadron sustainment superintendent, speaks of her experience at a panel during a Juneteenth celebration hosted by the African American Heritage Association at Travis Air Force Base, California, June 16, 2022. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day act into law making June 19, otherwise known as Juneteenth, a federal holiday. The celebration commemorates June 19, 1865 when union soldiers led by General Gordon Granger enforced General Order No. 3 which marked the official end to slavery in the United States.
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