 Black History Month is an opportunity for sailors to celebrate the African-American culture and the accomplishments of African-Americans throughout history. In the final part of this series, Petty Officer Shalita Henry explains what Black History Month means to her and how she passes that knowledge onto her daughter. I came in the military to serve. I feel like it was my duty as an American. But I also do sit down with my child and we also discuss things for Black History Month that I probably feel like maybe she should know about our history. When you know what you come from, it's just another painting to your life that you can appreciate and say, hey, this is where my family came from. This is what they celebrate. These are the traditions we have. And you hold tight to those things because at the end of the day they make you who you are. They just do it.