Pentagon Restores Webpage Honoring Black Medal of Honor Recipient

The Department of Defense attributed the temporary removal of Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers' page to an 'auto removal process,' raising broader concerns about anti-DEI policies.

The Department of Defense webpage honoring Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers, the highest-ranking African American Medal of Honor recipient, was temporarily removed and displayed a '404' error message.
The URL of the removed page was altered to include the letters 'DEI,' which some viewed as politically significant given the Trump administration's rollback of DEI initiatives.
The webpage was restored on March 17, 2025, with the original URL reinstated, following public backlash and media coverage.
The Department of Defense stated that the removal resulted from an 'auto removal process' but did not clarify the specifics of this process.
The incident is part of a broader review targeting DEI-related content across federal agencies, which has led to the removal of thousands of pages and images.