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Pentagon Restores Webpage Honoring Black Medal of Honor Recipient

The Department of Defense attributed the temporary removal of Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers' page to an 'auto removal process,' raising broader concerns about anti-DEI policies.

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Pentagon press secretary Sean Parnell speaks to the media in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
FILE - Bronze Star Medals are seen before being presented during a ceremony to Japanese American World War II veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Nov. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Calvin Rogers, United States Army.

Overview

  • The Department of Defense webpage honoring Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers, the highest-ranking African American Medal of Honor recipient, was temporarily removed and displayed a '404' error message.
  • The URL of the removed page was altered to include the letters 'DEI,' which some viewed as politically significant given the Trump administration's rollback of DEI initiatives.
  • The webpage was restored on March 17, 2025, with the original URL reinstated, following public backlash and media coverage.
  • The Department of Defense stated that the removal resulted from an 'auto removal process' but did not clarify the specifics of this process.
  • The incident is part of a broader review targeting DEI-related content across federal agencies, which has led to the removal of thousands of pages and images.