Service Chiefs Acknowledge Racism in the Ranks, Pledge Dialogue, Change
June 3, 2020
After days of civil unrest and several Esper missteps, each one of the service branch chiefs has begun to speak out.
After a week of widespread civil unrest, U.S. military leaders of every service branch have emerged from a Pentagon-imposed silence to speak out publicly about racism in society and within the ranks — and obliquely, about the proper role of armed forces in a country roiled by protest.
Their statements came after President Donald Trump vowed on Monday to put “heavily armed†U.S. troops on city streets to confront protesters and quell violence, had National Guard and federal security personnel forcibly clear peaceful protestors away from the White House, and then surprised onlookers by walking with Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, and other administration officials through Lafayette Square for a photo op.
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