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I'm an Army veteran. Trump's attempts to erase our history at Arlington sicken me.

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The erasure of Medgar Evers from the Arlington National Cemetery website is not just an affront to his legacy but a blatant attempt to rewrite history.

The Department of Defense under Secretary Pete Hegseth is willfully disregarding the sacrifices of countless veterans of color by erasing the legacies of Black, Latino and women service members.

As veterans, it is our duty to stand against policies that seek to divide and erase.

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69

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64

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semi-formal

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English

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60

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short-lived

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