US military service chiefs condemn racism, stand up for military values after Charlottesville

[Eugene]

Source: ABC News

US military service chiefs condemn racism, stand up for military values after Charlottesville

By ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN • Aug 16, 2017, 12:11 PM ET

The heads of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have weighed in on Twitter in the wake of last weekend's violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, condemning racism and standing up for military values.

It is rare for the nation's top military leaders to weigh in on political events because of the Department of Defense's tradition of remaining apolitical.

Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, first posted on Saturday night, calling the events in Charlottesville "unacceptable" and saying the U.S. Navy "stands against intolerance and hatred."

Earlier that day, a woman was killed and several others were injured after a car rammed into demonstrators protesting against white nationalists. James Alex Fields Jr., 20, is charged with second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding, and one count related to leaving the scene in the incident.

Link to tweet

The Army confirmed Sunday evening that Fields had briefly attended Army basic training in 2015, but was released due to a failure to meet training standards.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/us-military-service-chiefs-condemn-racism-stand-military/story?id=49250803

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Until they call out shitler it's all mouth farts.

[friendly_iconoclast]

2. Serving officers can't do that- but this is *definitely* a shot across the brow to Dolt45

[nitpicker]

3. Link to Military Times

http://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2017/08/16/all-four-service-chiefs-denounce-racism-in-wake-of-charlottesville-rally/