The Fascist Face Of Charlottesville Joined The Military. Then He Got Kicked Out.

[Nevilledog]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/peter-cytanovic-military-charlottesville-torch-photo_n_60887a19e4b09cce6c1793c7?ncid=engmodushpmg00000006


The white nationalist featured in an infamous, viral photograph from the 2017 “Unite The Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, joined the U.S. military, HuffPost has learned, but was kicked out before he could attend basic training.

Peter Cytanovic, 24, was expelled from the Nevada National Guard in December after officials learned of his extremist ties through a Defense Department background check, authorities confirmed. His relatively swift dismissal from the National Guard appears to be a rare example of military officials taking proactive, decisive steps to keep an extremist out of the armed services.

On Aug. 11, 2017, Cytanovic was photographed holding a flaming tiki torch and screaming as he and other white nationalists marched in Charlottesville. The picture went viral and continues to haunt and shape Cytanovic’s life. His face of fury quickly became emblematic of the bloody and historic weekend, when a resurgent American white nationalist movement went mask off.

After publishing a series of stories about extremists in the military, HuffPost recently received a tip that Cytanovic described himself as a “U.S. Officer Candidate at US Army” on LinkedIn.

Although his name couldn’t be found in a Defense Department database of military service members, a “Peter Cytanovic VI” was listed in a directory of recent enlistees published in a 2020 issue of Battle Born - The Quarterly Magazine of the Nevada National Guard.

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[elleng]

1. Maybe not so rare, now???

[Yonnie3]

2. This Charlottesvillian says good, but not enough

Oh, and kiss our ass Cytanovic.

No one in the Tiki Torch crowd was charged for the people they injured that first night.

[SergeStorms]

3. It's a start.

But this effort needs to pick up speed quickly. Extremely quickly.

[FlyingPiggy]

4. GOOD! He doesn't belong in the military. He and people like him need to be rooted out.

I'm glad to hear that the HuffPost article led to 4 others to be kicked out of the military for the same reason. WTG Huffpost.

[keithbvadu2]

5. "at US Army"