t.j. leyden would know.s a former marine and skinhead, whoosays some military units ignore overt racismm.i used to hang a swastika flag on my wall locker. and everybody in my unit all the way up to my commandee knew it. the only time they ever asked me to take it down is when the commanding general would come through, just so they wouldn't get in trouble."now, that's not to say that happens across the board. in fact, even leyden admits that in his brother's unit, the commander there took an extremely hard line against this kind of racism. e would crack down whenever troops put out anything that had racist overtones, made them take it down, and send it home. the army and marines have strict rules against this. but ultimately it can come own to how much the individual commanddr takes a look at it, and enforces those rules.chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. 3 the f-b-i says page shot himself in the head after the massacre. so far, they've found no notes or clues to explain page's killing spree. 3 3 3 3 protecti

. >> t.j. leyden would know.rmer marine and skinhead, who says some military units ignore overt racism. >> i used to hang a swastika flag in my locker and everybody in my unit up to my commander knew it. the only time they asked me to take it down was when the commanding general went through, just so they wouldn't get in trouble. >> now, that's not to say that is the case across the board. even leyden told us that in his brother's unit, his brother's commander took an extremely hard line on white power and any sort of racist propaganda, and he would crack down on it almost immediately. so, the military has some very strict rules in this regard, but sometimes it comes down to how much the individual commander is going to enforce them. randi? >> chris lawrence, thank you very much. as chris mentioned, the pentagon does have a zero tolerance policy for any racist hate groups or members, but that doesn't mean individuals aren't slipping in. so, should the military be doing more to prevent this? my next guest says abs

. >> pete simi, i appreciate you talking about the guy you knew back then and t.j. leyden, thank you for your perspective. i want to point out that neither our guests are suggesting that these believes are rampant in the military. of course they're isolated incidents. it's a very small subculture, but serious, of course. but isolated from all the research we've been able to see. we're on facebook, let us know what you think. follow me on twitter or instagram. i'll be tweeting in the hour ahead. we're joined next by a woman who actually helped raise this killer. she talks about where she thinks he began drifting into world racism and hate. we'll be right back. sometimes, i feel like it's me against my hair. [ female announcer ] weak, damaged hair needs new aveeno nourish+ strengthen. active naturals wheat formulas restore strength for up to 90% less breakage in three washes. for strong, healthy hair with life, new aveeno nourish+ strengthen. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options.