The current uniformed military leaders have likewise spoken directly and, at times, eloquently about why the military must not be silent on the matter of race and why the military’s connection to society is of paramount importance. Military leaders are not always right in these matters — early June is a time to remember that senior military leaders advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt not to invade North Africa in 1942 in favor of what would have been a disastrous early cross-channel invasion — but they would be derelict in their duty if they did not warn the president or Congress about their concerns.