The military is concerned about extremism in its ranks. Here's what to know.
LUIS MARTINEZ and JP KEENAN
Wed, April 28, 2021, 6:02 AM·7 min read
The military is concerned about extremism in its ranks. Here's what to know.
The Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol left a lasting impression on the nation’s conscience, but perhaps no more so than at the Pentagon, where it soon became clear that a number of people who allegedly participated in that day’s events had served in the military, including an Air Force veteran who died.
While an ABC News analysis determined that none of the hundreds criminally charged in the incident are active-duty service members, two are Army Reservists and one is a Virginia National Guardsman.
Still, for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the nation's first Black leader of the military, the events, involving extremist groups and white nationalists, led to some troubling questions.
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