Summary

The U.S. Department of Defense removed the webpage honoring Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers, a Black Vietnam War hero awarded the Medal of Honor in 1970.

The page now returns a “404” error, and its URL was changed to include “DEI.” Rogers, the highest-ranking African American to receive the medal, was awarded by President Nixon in 1970 for heroism during the Vietnam War.

The deletion follows Trump’s efforts to roll back DEI initiatives in the federal government, including an executive order terminating diversity programs.

The Defense Department has not commented on the removal.

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    6 hours ago

    General Bone Spurs has decided to erase the accomplishments of every non white military figure. Tell me what possible reason there is for this aside from racism. Any reason. Make up the most ridiculous bullshit you can imagine. You can’t do it. You can’t justify this.

    Trump is a racist. MAGA is racist.

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      That’s what I’ve been wondering. These heinous acts are supposed to have good faith excuses, aren’t they? Some way to try and pretend it isn’t racist? “The people being deported are dangerous criminsls” (I don’t believe that, but that’s the excuse). What is the non-racist justification for erasing the accomplishments of black people?

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      America is racist.

      Not every American, obviously.

      But as a nation, institutionally, America is racist.

      Some times it’s more so than others, but it always is, to varying degrees throughout its history.

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    Rogers, the highest-ranking African American to receive the medal, was awarded by President Nixon in 1970 for heroism during the Vietnam War.

    When NIXON is less reflexively racist than you, you KNOW you’re fucked up!

    Reminder for those who might be unaware or forgot:

    Nixon started the War On Drugs specifically to hurt the two groups of people he hated more than anyone else in the world: black people and hippies.

  • Verdant Banana@lemmy.world
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    this is no surprise seeing as our last president was a big supporter of segregation with buses and schools

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    Friendly reminder that Trump described military personnel who got captured or killed in action as “suckers” and “losers”. He and his lackeys have zero respect for military honor, bravery, and sacrifice.

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      respect for military honor, bravery, and sacrifice

      All these things are barely applicable to the USA in Vietnam war.

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    “The URL was also changed, with the word “medal” changed to “deimedal”.” JFC. This is just the most blatant fucking racism. I don’t think I’m legally allowed to say what I want to see done to everyone involved with this, but it ain’t pretty.

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    His Wikipedia page which details the events that led to his being awarded the Medal of Honor.

    I hope this absolutely enrages every military member, but especially every non-white military member. This is a slap in the face.

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      I’m ashamed for having served this country. It feels like I helped these fuckers do this by putting in the uniform.

      My brothers and sisters in uniform, the actual people, deserve better than this. We’re watching our family of millions get destroyed with the only hope of salvation being literal mutiny. Slap in the face doesn’t even begin to describe the pain these fuckers have caused.

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        He was blown to the ground by an artillery shell, popped back up, rallied his men to repell an onslot, then got wounded again, ignored that shit, killed seven men attacking his position, then directed artillery to blow apart a enemy troops position. All while seriously wounded and definitely concussed.

        Abolute beast and hero. He saved many lives that day.

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          now think about the quality of men (e.g. old bonespurs and the fauxnews taking head) that are dishonoring him and so many others.

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    This is a deeper problem than race. Being willing to erase the record of a Medal of Honor recipient so haphazardly in an attempt to be racist shows how little the DoD is paying attention to details versus letting Dark MAGA/DOGE take over the country and potentially alter history in the process.

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    If you were raised right, this is one of the things you’d know is wrong to do. Absolutely shameful.

    All minorities should quit the military service right now in protest.

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      All minorities everyone who doesn’t want to be part of a racist fascist regime should quit their military service right now in protest. It should be obvious at this point that Comrade Krasnov doesn’t give a fuck about military service members, veterans, etc. Especially minority veterans, that just makes it worse. And that follows a long line of the republicans who have consistently voted against VA benefits and yell about supporting our troops while they are comfortable having them succumb to treatable injury or commit suicide once they leave the military. They’re only valuable when they’re making billionaires more wealthy or killing enemies of the state.

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    Every day it is one more shame after another. It is clear the worst people in the world are running America.