Air Force Academy Head Tells Racists To ‘Get Out’ In Speech

SEEN AND SHARED ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY. NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER
HAS DETAILS. >> Reporter: AT ONE OF AMERICA'S PREMIER
SERVICE ACADEMIES, A POWERFUL LESSON IN LEADERSHIP.
>> YOU SHOULD BE OUTRAGED NOT ONLY AS AN AIRMAN BUT AS A
HUMAN BEING. >> Reporter: THE HEAD OF THE AIR FORCE XAED
LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAY SILVERIA SUMMONING CADETS AFTER FIVE
BLACK STUDENTS FOUND THE WORDS GO HOME AND A RACIAL SLUR ON THEIR
DOORS. >> THIS IS OUR INSTITUTION, AND NO
ONE CAN TAKE AWAY OUR VALUES. >> Reporter: SILVERIA
IMPLORING HIS CADETS NOT TO BE TONE DEAF TO THE RACIAL TENSIONS IN
THE COUNTRY. >> LIKE CHARLOTTESVILLE AND
FERGUSON, THE PROTESTS IN THE NFL. BECAUSE WHAT WE SHOULD
HAVE IS A CIVIL DISCOURSE AND TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
>> Reporter: AMONG THE STUDENTS TARGETED JASON BLAND'S SON.
HIS FATHER TELLING NBC NEWS THE REAL VICTIM IS THE PERSON RAISEDED
WITH THAT KIND OF HATRED. ADDING, AMERICANS
SHOULD BOYCOTT HATE. >> THE POWER THAT WE COME FROM ALL WALKS OF
LIFE, THAT WE COME FROM ALL PARTS OF THIS COUNTRY, THAT WE COME
FROM ALL RACES, WE COME FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, THE POWER
OF THAT DIVERSITY COMES TOGETHER AND MAKES US THAT MUCH
MORE POWERFUL. >> Reporter: THEN THIS UNUSUAL REQUEST.
>> REACH FOR YOUR PHONES. I'M SERIOUS.
REACH FOR YOUR PHONES. >> Reporter: SO HIS WORDS WOULD BE
INDELIBLE. >> AND YOU USE THEM AND YOU REMEMBER THEM
AND YOU SHARE THEM AND YOU TALK ABOUT THEM. IF YOU CAN'T TREAT
SOMEONE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, THEN GET OUT.
>> Repor
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