Arlington Cemetery Removes Race Section

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Concise Summary:
Arlington National Cemetery has removed all sections related to race and gender from its website, responding to President Trump’s executive order to eliminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) materials. The changes were driven by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s subsequent order to remove racial and gender-based data from government websites. While Arlington officials claim the website will be restored after review and possible revisions, this change has raised concerns regarding historical representation of service members and veterans, especially those who have historically been marginalized. The removal includes sections on African American history and women’s history, as well as lists of famous Black individuals and women buried at Arlington.

Key Points:

  • Here are 5 key points from the article:.
  • Arlington National Cemetery removed content about Black, Hispanic, and female troops from its website in response to President Trump’s executive order to remove DEI materials from government websites.
  • The Pentagon subsequently issued an order to remove race and gender-related information from the cemetery’s digital content.
  • Arlington officials acknowledged their commitment to transparency and professionalism while engaging with their community, but indicated that materials could be restored after review and revision.
  • The website previously included lists of notable Black individuals and famous women buried at Arlington, which are no longer available on the site.
  • These changes have been reported by historian Kevin Levin in his newsletter “Civil War Memory.”.

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User Message: He was under a section for “African Americans” and they were removing all race-based sections. I suspect they will add him back in.

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Matrix reply from Gatormaxx:

Guess they are now also considered unimportant and obsolete:

While the Bataan Death March is a well-known event of forced transfer and suffering of American and Filipino POWs, the story of the “Angels of Bataan and Corregidor,” the nurses captured and imprisoned, is a lesser-known but equally important part of the story.