MILITARY MILESTONES & AMERICAN WAR HERO IMAGES FLAGGED FOR REMOVAL UNDER DEI PURGE
Historical images, totaling over 26,000 photos, were selected to be removed from the DEI website in preparation to follow Trump's order in opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion, or the "DEI purge," as it is now widely being referred to as.
In addition, photos of a historical aircraft engraved with the word "gay" was among one of them being targeted. Any images supporting diversity in the military were removed, but some are still visible today.
DEI Purges Images of Women and Minorities
The Pentagon's target was to purge anything related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially the majority of women and minorities. The directive order was to target women and minorities as they are the ones who have dominant images about supporting the DEI.
Furthermore, a huge number of posts about commemorative months, such as the Hispanic and Black people, were also removed. The removed photos need to be censored to give way to Trump's order in relation to stopping the support to DEI.
The flagging of the pictures where women and minorities are featured will be perceived by the citizens of America as discrimination. Discrimination in the sense of freedom of expression and representation.
The Enola Gay Aircraft Is Removed
Many other photos that include the word "gay" were removed due to their association with supporting the DEI purge.
The Enola Gay aircraft was one of the photos deleted due to the inappropriate words written in the aircraft.
The aircraft was a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, and it made a great contribution in dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II.
Although Enola Gay made a huge contribution to the history of the military in the United States, its physical proof of images does not have an exemption, as Trump's solid decision was not to support any photos that relate to the diversity, equity, and inclusion context.
DEI on the Military Achievement
Diversity, equity, and inclusion gave importance to the military fighters who represented themselves in achieving and making a great impact in the history of the military in the United States. The U.S. military achievement would not be so powerful without the help of diverse people in the military industry.
One pioneer who supports DEI is Hazel Johnson-Brown. According to her biographies, she was a Black nurse and educator who became the first female general and first Black chief of the United States Nurse Corps.
In her love of supporting diversity, she used her skills in medicine and education to help the Army Nurse Corps learn nursing practices in the military. With her excellence, she made a great contribution as a supporter of the DEI in achieving military history.
Many pioneers like Brown prove that anything is possible, regardless of color, stance in life, or race, as long as one has the pure intention to help.
What Images Are Still Visible?
Huge numbers of DEI-related photos were removed, but some are still visible. However, there are unknown dates for when it will be removed from the DEI database.
For instance, the page titled, "Women's History Month: All-Female Crew Supports Warfighters" was removed, but one exceptional photo is still accessible in the same collection about the title all female C-17 crew.
In addition, the photos of the first female pilot and the World War II Women Air Service pilots are still visible.
Despite the removal of images related to the DEI purge, there is no clear evidence or response from Trump's administration as to why images remain regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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