Jackie Robinson’s Army story restored after Defense Department DEI purge

An article on the Department of Defense website telling the story of Jackie Robinson, which was apparently removed in a purge of articles related to diversity, equity and inclusion as of Wednesday morning, reappeared later that afternoon. The article, part of the department’s series on athletes who served, highlighted the Hall of Fame hero’s life and service before he broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.

“Everyone at the Defense Department loves Jackie Robinson, as well as the Navajo Code Talkers, the Tuskegee airmen, the Marines at Iwo Jima and so many others — we salute them for their strong and in many cases heroic service to our country, full stop,” Pentagon press secretary John Ullyot said in a statement. “We do not view or highlight them through the prism of immutable characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, or sex. We do so only by recognizing their patriotism and dedication to the warfighting mission like ever other American who has worn the uniform.”

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