DOD removed pages about Native American Iwo Jima veteran Ira Hayes — then restored one, with changes
In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed at least two web pages related to Ira Hayes, a Native American veteran ...
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My Turn | The deplorable treatment of a Marine hero
"Johnny Cash wrote the song, 'The Ballad of Ira Hayes,' with these words included about his life after his service and what ...
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Defense Department says online content about Ira Hayes to be restored
The U.S. Department of Defense says it's restoring online content about a Pima Indian from Arizona seen in one of the most ...
After Pentagon temporarily purges references to Native American Code Talkers' contributions to World War II, here's a look back at their impact
As part of what an aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly called a "digital content refresh," many references on the Pentagon's website that honored Native Americans who used their ...
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DOD webpages celebrating legendary minority troops to be restored after being scrubbed from sites
Webpages detailing the history of legendary minority service members will be restored to the Defense Department’s online ...
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‘My dad didn’t go to war for nothing’: Pentagon scrubs Native American heroes from website
Prominent Native American figures in U.S. military history have been erased from the U.S. Department of Defense’s website as ...
Letters for March 24: Fight ‘rewriting’ of history by Trump administration
Letter writers discuss Trump administration’s DEI efforts, freedom to openly express opinions, and the path for the United ...
Pentagon admits to mistakes in campaign against 'DEI' content
Articles and images about Jackie Robinson and the Navajo Code Talkers were removed from Defense Department social media and ...
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
The purge, which also targeted multiple webpages about women and LGBTQ+ service members, highlights how aggressively military ...
CBS host Gayle King insists DEI means 'definitely earned it'
CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King criticized the U.S. Department of Defense for briefly removing pages on minority figures in ...