Military academies investigate hand gesture
The U.S. Military Academy and Naval Academy have appointed officers to conduct separate internal investigations into possible "white power" hand gestures flashed by a few students during a broadcast at the Army-Navy football game, academy public affairs officers said Sunday.
"Based on findings of the investigation, those involved will be held appropriately accountable," Cmdr. Alana Garas, a spokeswoman for the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, said via email. "It would be inappropriate to speculate any further while we are conducting this investigation."
Lt. Col. Chris Ophardt, a spokesman for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York, said officials there were also looking into the matter.
"Based on findings of the investigation, those involved will be held appropriately accountable," Cmdr. Alana Garas, a spokeswoman for the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, said via email. "It would be inappropriate to speculate any further while we are conducting this investigation."
Lt. Col. Chris Ophardt, a spokesman for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York, said officials there were also looking into the matter.