A number of employees of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation have been suspended amid an investigation into a photograph showing a training class apparently giving a Nazi salute, officials said
The image shows the class members each with a raised arm as the text above reads"HAIL BYRD!" The faces of the trainees and several other people have been blurred out.The text refers to a training instructor for the class, said the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, which released the photo.Jeff S. Sandy, cabinet secretary for the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, condemned the salute.
"Read MoreSen. Joe Manchin said:"This behavior warrants an immediate investigation and anyone who participated in any hateful and disgusting action should not be able to work for or be paid by the federal or state government and should be removed from their position immediately," he said.
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