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Pentagon scrubs Black Civil War hero because DEI

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 19, 2025
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Army Sgt. William H. Carney was the first of the nation’s 88 African-American Medal of Honor recipients, earning the medal during the Union Army’s charge on Fort Wagner during the Civil War. (Army photo)

Civil War hero Sgt. William Carney earned the Medal of Honor by carrying the American flag through fire at Fort Wagner, crawling forward despite multipl…

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