US Government Plans to Purge WW2 Information

17 Mar 2025

In Jan 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order in opposition of diversity, equality, and inclusion in American society. Complying to that order, Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth ordered the removal of various pieces of information that the president would deem inappropriate. As the result, photographs and articles on WW2 history were marked for removal from Defense websites and social media. A list of material to be deleted or already deleted included information such as:

For more information on the anti-diversity, anti-equality, and anti-inclusion information purge:
Associated Press: War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
5 notable images flagged in Pentagon's DEI purge
Honolulu Civil Beat: Army Wipes 442nd Combat Unit Off Its Website Amid DEI Purge
Military.com: The Medal of Honor Recipient Erased in the Pentagon's DEI Purge



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