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1. "They" removed a marker from an American Cemetery for G.I.s from WW II in the Netherlands that gave

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 07:35 AM

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tribute to African American soldiers.

Display about Black soldiers in World War II removed from US military cemetery.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/politics/black-soldiers-world-war-ii-cemetery

“They” also rehung a portrait of an unrepentant slave owner who fought for the right
to keep human beings as slaves and to do so meant the violent end to the United States
of America in our Civil War. The man was Robert E. Lee and his portrait is now back on
display @ West Point by the order of Donald J. Trump.

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The Rude Pundit: Conservatives Are Cowards About American History [View all] babylonsister Monday OP

"They" removed a marker from an American Cemetery for G.I.s from WW II in the Netherlands that gave Botany Monday #1

This regime is vile kwolf68 Monday #2

i disagree with them, but they got gung ho on the historical markers rampartd Monday #3