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The U.S. Department of Defense has removed web pages honoring women of a World War II battalion, including Raleigh native Millie Dunn Veasey, to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Veasey was one of 855 veterans of the all-Black, all-female battalion who helped sort and deliver millions of pieces of mail in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Veasey died in 2018, shortly after her 100th birthday.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross, a Democrat, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asking for the pages to be restored.
“Erasing this extraordinary legacy is an egregious betrayal of their service,” Ross said in the letter. “Removing their stories is a shameful indication of your priorities and is disrespectful to all veterans, not just the members of the 6888th. This timing is especially egregious when the country is just starting to appreciate the story of the 6888th.”
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Veasey was one of 855 veterans of the all-Black, all-female battalion who helped sort and deliver millions of pieces of mail in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Veasey died in 2018, shortly after her 100th birthday.
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross, a Democrat, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asking for the pages to be restored.
“Erasing this extraordinary legacy is an egregious betrayal of their service,” Ross said in the letter. “Removing their stories is a shameful indication of your priorities and is disrespectful to all veterans, not just the members of the 6888th. This timing is especially egregious when the country is just starting to appreciate the story of the 6888th.”
Defense Dept. removes pages honoring all-Black, female battalion after anti-DEI order
“Erasing this extraordinary legacy is an egregious betrayal of their service,” said U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross.
