Thomas Warren, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - It was a celebratory atmosphere at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Sunday as his son helped lay a wreath to honor the legendary civil rights leader's 83rd birthday.
Martin Luther King III helped lay a wreath at the base of the 32-foot tall statue that dawns the likeness of his father, in a pensive glance across the Tidal Basin, arms folded in his suit, a rolled up sheet of paper in his left hand.
"What we are here saying today not just happy birthday and celebrating. Yes, we're celebrating the best of what we are, but what me must become," King said.
After the short speech, his daughter was heard saying, to her iconic grandfather, "Happy Birthday, Papa
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, actor Dick Gregory and actor Chris Tucker attend a Martin Luther King Day ceremony under the statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. at the MLK Memorial on Jan. 20, 2013 in Washington, D.C. / Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images
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