Trump’s administration wants us to believe that only white people make the military big

My grandfather’s first cousin was Lieutenant Howard Lee Baf. Howard’s cousin was part of the 99th squadron, the first unit of Tuskegee aircraft. This month celebrates the 84th anniversary Activation of squadron On Chanute Field in Rankula, about 120 miles southwest of Chicago.

A few years ago, I sat with my friend Norman Liro, a late television legend for the show, like “everything in the family” and “Jefferson”, which became important American cultural brackets. Norman and I realized that my cousin Howard was one of Tuskegee’s aircraft, who accompanied Norman in some of his bombing missions during World War II. (In addition to the creation of these social consciousness shows and the establishment of people for the American path, the Patriotic Summary of Norman also included 52 bombing missions in the fight against global fascism.)

It was an amazing connection to make this proud fragment of family history. The bronze statue of Lieutenant Colonel Bonv Bonz stands in constant tribute to him and other Tuskegee aircraft at the Museum of Black History in Richmond, Virginia.

This story is personal to me – Lieutenant Colonel Buff was actually one of my grandfather’s two cousins who were Tuskegee – but this is a story that is important for innumerable black Americans. It is also a story that Trump administration seems to be erased from existence.

Out of federal government No longer recognize the celebration Such as the Black Moon of History and Women’s History, Pentagon deletes every program, mention, image, or individual who is said to be associated with diversity, justice and inclusion. The Trump administration has already released the Air Force, Gen. CQ Brown -Younger -Stil the black fighter pilot, as my cousin of Lieutenant Colonel Baf-as head of joint headquarters and ADMs. Lisa FranchettiThe first head of the Navy.

Last week it was reported that over 26,000 (so far) photos or online publications Marked to delete in the Pentagon database Because they probably raise suspicion of Defense Minister Pete Hegsset in Due. Among them: photos of Tuskegee aircraft.

Many elderly people wearing blazers and baseball or military hats are sitting in front of a large sign of the memorial road that they are going to autograph. — Airmen Tuskegee autograph of the new marker of the SCOSE, which names part of the interstate 57 in honor of Tuskegee aircraft during the consecration at the Markham City Hall in 2012.

‘Whitewashing of madness’

To give you an idea of the accuracy of this whitewash, also a list is a picture that is included in or including the word “gay”. And, as of last week, it included a reference to Enola GayThe bomber B-29, who dropped the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, and photos of people whose name is gay.

And it would not have been a month of women’s history within the new Trump administration, without focusing on references to women who are breaking, among the various war heroes and the historical military of the first or other women, such as air forces. Janny LevittThe first pilot is the country in the country and PFC. Christina Fuentes Montenegro, one of the first three women to graduate from the Marine Corps preparation. Also in the database was an image PFC. Harold Gonansalveswho posthumously represented a medal of honor for military valor during World War II and was probably a Mexican American.

Marines in camouflage look at the desert. — In this image provided by the US Marines, PFC. Christina Fuentz Montenegro is preparing to go to the defensive position of her platoon during the infantry training week near Camp Higer, North Carolina, in 2013.

In his perverted look at Dei, Hegset believes that the removal of Dei’s initiatives means erasing history. And he says that he is “dead” in the US military because he puts certain groups in front of others and erupts cohesion and society among the ranks. But the opposite is true. Not only do we simply recognize the contribution of people from marginalized groups (especially when they are military heroes who opened doors for future generations). This is united.

We are all Americans. But some of us have just had the ignoring of the history and contributions of our communities, and Even suppressed. The protection of each community, the place of every family in American history is vital. This is important for children who have not seen people with whom they identify in our history books. And for America is vital to be that Frederick Douglas knew that we could be: “Ideal national illustration of unity and dignity of the human family.”

Ben Jervna is the executive director of the Sierra Club and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

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