Number of historic photos and online posts marked for purging from the Department of Defense as part of its effort to remove materials related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Many of the images feature women and minorities. “In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word ‘gay,’” according to the Associated Press, “including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II.”
