Last week, the head of the US Air Academy’s alumni association, Lt. Gen. Michael Gould, was asked if his group’s board members thought the attack on the US Capitol was justified. He waffled. Last night, however, the Air Force alumni association issued a statement saying it indeed objected to the assault. Kathryn Smith, a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, speaks with The World’s Marco Werman about racism and white nationalism in the US armed services.
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