West Point and the Naval Academy are investigating students giving hand gesture tied to white supremacy during Army-Navy game
Get the Full StoryREUTERS Kevin LamarqueService academy students from both West Point and the Naval Academy were seen giving the "OK" sign, which has been tied to white supremacy, during a pre-game show for the annual Army-Navy football game.
Officials from both schools told The Wall Street Journal they were investigating the intentions of the students.
The hand gesture was added to the Anti-Defamation League's online database of hate symbols used by white supremacist and other far-right extremists in September.
Officials from two of America's top military academies are investigating the intentions of students at both their schools who flashed hand symbols associated with "white power" while on national television, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
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