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Pentagon Partially Restores Navajo Code Talker Webpages After AI-Driven Removal

The removal, linked to an AI review under Trump's anti-DEI order, has raised concerns about erasure of minority contributions to military history.

FILE - U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb. 23, 1945. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal, File)
FILE - Navajo Code Talker Thomas Begay, left, shakes hands with Ron Enderle, right, a U.S. Marine veteran from the Korean War era, at the Arizona State Navajo Code Talkers Day ceremony, Aug. 14, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
FILE - Navajo Code Talker Thomas Begay salutes during the national anthem at the Arizona State Navajo Code Talkers Day celebration, Aug. 14, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump meets with Navajo Code Talkers, Fleming Begaye Sr., seated and Thomas Begay, center, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Overview

  • The Pentagon removed webpages about Navajo Code Talkers and other minority veterans as part of compliance with President Trump's executive order ending federal DEI programs.
  • Pentagon officials stated the removal was an error caused by an AI-powered review process targeting DEI-related content.
  • Some Navajo Code Talker content has been restored following public backlash and criticism from Native American leaders, including Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren.
  • Webpages mentioning Native American Heritage Month and other minority veteran contributions remain offline, raising fears of broader erasure of minority histories.
  • The Navajo Code Talkers played a pivotal role in World War II, creating an unbreakable code that helped secure U.S. victory in the Pacific theater.