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 ...
Fact Check: DOD removed pages about Native American Iwo Jima veteran Ira Hayes — then restored one, with changes
In mid-March 2025, a claim circulated online that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had removed one or more pages ...
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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‘DEI’ purge prompts Pentagon to remove webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
The Pentagon said that the page and others, which were removed under the Trump administration’s wide-ranging crackdown on ...
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Pentagon’s DEI Website Purge Draws Backlash for Purging Websites on Iwo Jima Flag-Raiser, Navajo Code Talkers, Black Medal of Honor Recipient
The Pentagon is facing backlash as multiple Department of Defense websites featuring military veterans who are women, ...
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 ...
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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 Department of Defense’s website as part of ...
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Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...
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80 years ago Marines raised flag over Iwo Jima in iconic moment
On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up ...
The Trump administration’s war on information is a disaster
Deleting data, hiding history and and cutting research will hurt the U.S.