‘Disgraceful’: Trump Administration Quietly Strips WWII Memorials Honoring Black Veterans After Right-Wing ‘Cowards’ Complain, Sparking Outrage

It was bad enough that Black veterans who served in World War II returned to a country that denied them the benefits offered to white veterans, including housing and educational opportunities, resulting in a loss of generational wealth still affecting Black families today. But now the Trump administration is attempting to erase their contributions by quietly removing two memorials from the Netherlands American Cemetery commemorating the Black soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands from German occupation. George H. Pruitt (left) and Julius W. Morris, right, were two of almost 200 Black soldiers who lost their lives liberating the Netherlands from German occupation during World War II. (Photo: dutchnews.nl and uswarmemorials.org) The decision to remove the memorials was made after a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation, according to a lengthy thread on X by ChrisO_wiki, who describes himself on his bio as an “independent military history author and researcher.” “One of the two panels described how a million African-Americans volunteered for service during World War II, but had to fight against both the enemy and racism on their own side, including segregation within the army itself that confined many to supporting roles,” ChrisO_wiki wrote. ‘They’ll Defend Anything!’: Trump’s On-Camera Struggles...