In addition to removing photos of a Medal of Honor recipient, some of the photos in the military's DEI purge seemed to be included just because the caption included the word "gay," even as a last name.

Photos of the Enola Gay WWII bomber, Black military pilots and the country’s first female fighter pilot are among the more than 26,000 images flagged for removal by the Pentagon for violating DEI

In March 2025, following U.S. President Donald Trump's orders to remove all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from federal agencies, The Associated Press reported the Pentagon was purging images from its sites that violated the order.

Private 1st Class Harold Gonsalves received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.