CNN)Last Sunday, four-star Gen. Robert Abrams, who commands all US forces in South Korea, held a town hall with black service members on the subject of race that was then broadcast on Facebook to thousands.

Abrams made it a point to have everyone attending the event wear civilian clothes -- an important symbol to lessen signs of military rank. Abrams told the audience "we're going to develop an action plan with real meat on the bones to get after this. We are not going to put up with this one second longer this time."

Abrams, who is white, spoke in deeply personal terms. "From my time of service, I've tried real hard to be part of the solution, and it was really difficult for me to come to grasp this week that I have fallen way short in helping eliminate racism and bigotry in our own ranks."

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