Searching for a Hero: Faces to Graves Project Hunts for Photo of Winnipeg Soldier Who Died in the Netherlands

Fighting enemies abroad and discrimination at home

As we honor the men and women who served our nation, we must remember the changes made during the Biden administration to correct past discrimination and what the future might hold during the current one. In 2021, World War I’s all-Black 369th Infantry Regiment, the Harlem Hellfighters, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. In 2022, the all-Black 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, whose mail-sorting efforts in the final months of Wor…

US ‘Quietly Removes’ Memorial to Black WWII Veterans

Memorial for Black WWII veterans removed from U.S. military cemetery, stirring controversy.

Iowans' long search finds WWII memorial honoring his uncle

An Iowan’s 15 year search for a long-lost World War II memorial with his uncle’s name on it has ended and the plaque is now hanging in a Michigan museum. Jeff Ortiz of Ames grew up in Detroit. His dad, a World War II veteran, never really talked about his brother who died after the […]

Dutch officials rebuke Trump admin over removal of Black WWII vet memorials

The Trump administration’s bigoted assault on historical accuracy — and in particular, history involving Black people — has become an international embarrassment.

Searching for a hero: Faces to Graves project hunts for photo of Winnipeg soldier who died in the Netherlands

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Memorial to Black US soldiers who died in WW2 quietly removed

The panels, only displayed last year, were taken down earlier this summer, the Black Liberators told Newsweek.