Defense Department webpage on Jackie Robinson's military service suddenly missing amid DEI purge

A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson’s military service is now missing

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Article on Jackie Robinson’s military career restored to defense department website

Baseball legend served in US Army in second world war Similar moves have been made in attack on DEI An article detailing Jackie Robinson’s military career has been restored to the Department of ...
The Guardian - 1h
Jackie Robinson story restored at Defense Dept.

An article about Jackie Robinson's military service was again available on the Department of Defense website after it was initially deleted with the URL redirecting to one that added the letters ...
ESPN - 1h
U.S. Department of Defense restores Jackie Robinson story on website, admits it was taken down in DEI purge

There was online backlash this week after a story highlighting Robinson's time in the military was taken down
CBS Sports - 1h
ESPN baseball expert blasts DOD over removal of Jackie Robinson article

The Pentagon is facing backlash after an article dedicated to baseball legend Jackie Robinson and his time in the Army was removed from the Department of Defense’s (DOD) website. ESPN baseball ...
The Hill - 4h
Jackie Robinson article on MLB legend's Army history removed from Department of Defense website

President Donald Trump announced last month that Jackie Robinson would be added to his planned National Garden of American Heroes.
Yahoo Sports - 16h
Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website

Page honoring Charles C Rogers for his Vietnam war service is now defunct with letters ‘DEI’ added to website address. The US defense department webpage celebrating an army general who served in ...
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Trump makes rare presidential appearance at Justice Department

In the speech, President Trump praised his former defense lawyers, now in senior roles at the Department of Justice, and repeated familiar accusations about the purge of career prosecutors linked ...
NBC News - 4d
One of Jackie and Shadow's eaglets appears to be missing from Big Bear nest

Jackie and Shadow, the Big Bear bald eagle couple whose parenting journey has been livestreamed to the world, appear to be missing one of the three eaglets that hatched this season.
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How Southern Miss baseball's Davis Gillespie, defense beat Ole Miss in second meeting

Southern Miss baseball beat Ole Miss 6-2 Tuesday night at Trustmark Park in Pearl after losing in the first meeting in February.
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