The Navy Midshipmen celebrate a touchdown in Saturday’s game against the Army Black Knights (ELSA)
<p>Washington (AFP) – US military officials said they are investigating an incident where army and navy students used hand signs that can signal white power during a television broadcast.</p><p>The symbol was shown by two West Point cadets and a Naval Academy midshipman during festivities televised live by ESPN Saturday before a football game in Philadelphia between the army and navy. </p><p>The gesture resembles the "okay" sign, with the thumb and forefinger touching to form a circle and the remaining three fingers splayed, pointing upwards.</p><p>It has only recently become a white supremecist symbol, and was adopted partly because of its ambiguity, according to the Anti-Defamation League.  </p><p>Military officials told the Wall Street Journal the motive behind the hand gestures is being investigated.</p><p>"We’re looking into it," said West Point spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Chris Ophardt. "I don’t know what their intention is."</p><p>"We are aware and will be looking into it," said Commander Alana Garas, spokeswoman for the Annapolis naval academy.</p><p>Last year the US Coast Guard reprimanded an officer who flashed the same hand sign during a television broadcast.</p><p></p>

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