Medal of Honor recipient briefly removed from Naval History website

Britt Slabinski to Newsmax: Medal of Honor About Team, Family

Veteran Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient Britt Slabinski shared with Newsmax’s “Saturday Report” what receiving the award meant to him. Speaking with host Rita Cosby, Slabinski recollected that May 24, 2018, the day he received the Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump, “was such a solemn day.” “A lot of the recipients have said you’re really reliving some of the worst days of your life. It was really important for me that day to have…

Medal of Honor recipient briefly removed from Naval History website

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- Marine Sgt. Alfredo Gonzalez's webpage was removed from the U.S. Navy history website, as part of the Trump administration's push to remove DEI content from military websites.  Gonzalez died during the Vietnam war at 21 years old, after being hit in the chest with a rocket propelled grenade. For his bravery, Gonzalez was awarded with the Medal of Honor. The Navy named a guided missile destroyer after Gonzalez.  Earlier th…

Freddy Gonzalez’s removal from naval history website stirs congressional concerns

Sgt. Alfredo “Freddy” Gonzalez of Edinburg U.S. Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Brownsville, and Monica De La Cruz, R-McAllen, both responded to the removal of Edinburg’s Sgt. Alfredo “Freddy” Gonzalez from a naval history website this week. The Edinburg war hero was removed from Naval History and Heritage Command website under President Donald Trump’s purge on anything his administration believes falls under diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, i…