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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military to remove diversity-related content in accordance with President Donald Trump's executive order to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the federal government. Hegseth's order reportedly gave the Pentagon a deadline of Wednesday, March 5, to complete the task, but it looks as though the hasty effort had the unwanted side effect of erasing some of America's greatest heroes -- including at least one Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. Content related to the Tuskegee airmen, the storied Black fighter pilots who helped pave the way for desegregation in the U.S. military, also appeared in the database despite the public outcry over their removal from Air Force training materials and subsequent reversal in January. And among those files flagged for removal was a photograph of Pfc. Harold Gonsalves, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

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