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Newser on MSNIwo Jima Marine, Code Talkers Pages Deleted in DEI PurgeThe Pentagon's aggressive push to eliminate all content it views as being under the DEI umbrella has resulted in some notable deletions. Axios and the Washington Post report on multiple examples under the directive to purge "diversity,
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal World War II battle.
In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed at least two web pages related to Ira Hayes, a Native American veteran best known for appearing in a photograph of six men ra
Webpages detailing the history of legendary minority service members will be restored to the Defense Department’s online platforms after the content was removed.
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The Manila Times on MSNJapan and US call for stronger ties on Iwo Jima anniversaryJapan and the United States called Saturday for a strengthening of their alliance as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and new US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima in WWII. 80 years ago, the battle of Iwo Jima came to an end on 26 March 1945. After 36 days of fighting, nearly 7,000 US Marines had been killed and another 20,000 injured.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint news conference with Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on March 30, 2025. Photo:
The island was the scene of 5 weeks of brutal combat between Japanese and US forces in World War II. Read more at straitstimes.com.