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A page on the Defense Department’s website celebrating Pfc. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six Marines photographed hoisting a U.S. flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, was among several that were recently taken down amid the Trump administration’s wide-ranging crackdown on what it says are “diversity, equity and inclusion” efforts in the federal government.



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Luke Skywalker visits Nile C. Kinnick High School, 1978

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Mark Hamill, better known to many as young Jedi Luke Skywalker of Star Wars fame, seems to be telling students, staff and reporters at an assembly at the Teen Club at Nile C. Kinnick High School that these are not the droids they’re looking for in Yokosuka, Japan on June 16, 1978.

Unification or death, 1953

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Hundreds of South Koreans march through the streets of Seoul chanting “to north” and holding banners that read “Give us unification or death,” and “Let’s march north for the unification of the motherlands” on April 28, 1953.

Operation Pipestone Canyon, 1969

From the Stars and Stripes archives: The 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division moves to take up a position on the south side of Go Noi Island supported by Marine tanks and Landing Vehicles Tanks in Vietnam on June 12, 1969.

Arlington scrubs race and gender from cemetery’s website

The purge was a response to President Donald Trump’s executive order to remove materials related to “DEI.” However, Arlington officials also said materials could be restored after review and possible revision to meet the requirements of Trump’s and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orders.

Warrior Games, 2016

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A U.S. Navy sailor holds the service’s colors during the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Warrior Games at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. on June 15, 2016.

Color guard, 2019

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A U.S. Garrison Benelux color guard marches in the colors at the beginning of a ceremony in the St. Vith, Belgium, on Dec. 15, 2019.

Checking the load, 2001

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Private First Class Richard Houser looks back to check if the pod area has completed its rotation after upload of live pods onto the multiple launch rocket system vehicle in Chorwon Valley, South Korea, on Sept. 29, 2001.

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