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Superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria speaks to a group of incoming cadets before they were sworn in Thursday, June 25, 2020, during In-Processing Day at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Silveria's no-compromise message on racism and other societal ills have reached far beyond the academy's gates. Silveria, a former fighter pilot who led an air war against the Islamic State, is retiring this month after 35 years in uniform (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP)

Air Force Academy general’s fight against racism resonates

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Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, gives a speech about race relations to U.S. Air Force cadets during lunch, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Silveria, the leader of the Air Force Academy delivered a poignant and stern message on race relations in a speech to thousands of cadets after someone wrote racial slurs on message boards outside the dorm rooms of five black students. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)

Air Force Academy leader delivers powerful speech on race

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