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Defense Dept. removes pages honoring all-Black, female battalion after anti-DEI order​

April 4, 2025



The U.S. Department of Defense has removed web pages honoring women of a World War II battalion, including Raleigh native Millie Dunn Veasey, to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Veasey was one of 855 veterans of the all-Black, all-female battalion who helped sort and deliver millions of pieces of mail in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Veasey died in 2018, shortly after her 100th birthday.

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross, a Democrat, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asking for the pages to be restored. “Erasing this extraordinary legacy is an egregious betrayal of their service,” Ross said in the letter. “Removing their stories is a shameful indication of your priorities and is disrespectful to all veterans, not just the members of the 6888th. This timing is especially egregious when the country is just starting to appreciate the story of the 6888th.”

The work of the battalion is featured in the Netflix movie “The Triple Eight” starring Kerry Washington. Ross worked to get the post office at 2777 Brentwood Road in Raleigh renamed the “Millie Dunn Veasey Post Office.” That change occurred earlier this year.

Ross asked a series of questions in her letter to Hegseth including “How does your department anticipate that the removal of ‘DEIA’ content helps tell the story of America rather than hurting it.” DEIA stands for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility.

The Arlington National Cemetery also began removing and downplaying web pages highlighting Black, Hispanic and women veterans, including the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, NPR reported. The Associated Press reported 26,000 images were flagged for removal from Department of Defense websites.

A web page on Veasey is still up on the National Park Service website

 

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06/07/25

Milwaukee Juneteenth parade honors late WWII hero Anna Mae Robertson​

The Milwaukee Juneteenth parade honors Anna Mae Robertson, a WWII hero and civil rights activist, as her family carries on her legacy after she died recently.




MILWAUKEE —
Anna Mae Robertson, a World War II hero and civil rights activist, will be honored as the grand marshal of the 54th Milwaukee Juneteenth Jubilee Parade. Her family says it's a fitting title as she attended the festivities rain or shine.
While Anna Mae Robertson was seen as a hero and trailblazer to many, to her daughter Sheree Robertson and her siblings, her main title was "mom."

"I had a mother who was a saint because she was just the most loving person. And anyone who's met my mother will tell you that that's the spirit that she showed," Sheree Robertson said. "She never raised her voice. She was just real kind, meek woman."
While her words were few, her actions spoke much louder.
At 19, Anna Mae Robertson joined the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black, all-women Army brigade during World War II.
Reflecting on her service, Anna Mae Robertson told WISN 12 News in 2019, "I thought I was helping someone that could go to the frontlines and do something I couldn't do."
She was among 850 women sent to London to sort through two years of backlogged mail, distributing 17 million pieces and boosting soldier morale — a story now featured in a Netflix movie.
"She didn't think that going to World War II was her biggest achievement. What do you think it was?" WISN 12 News' Zoie Henry asked Sheree Robertson.
"I think her family, her children, we are reflection of my mother. I would like to think we carry that spirit. The lessons she taught us, we carry the sacrifices she made. We remember, we carry in our heart," Sheree Robertson said.
This year, Anna Mae Robertson was given another honor and was named grand marshal of the Milwaukee Juneteenth Jubilee Parade.
"It's only fitting because my mother enjoyed going down and looked forward to going down to the annual Juneteenth day celebration. One of my sisters, Dawn, some of her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren would travel with her to the Juneteenth day celebration and walk down," Sheree Robertson said.
Just weeks shy of the 54th affair, Anna Mae Robertson died at age 101.
Although Anna Mae Robertson will not be present, her family, including children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, will attend in her honor.
"So her family, children, some — and grandchildren and great-grandchildren — some of us will be there, in her honor and carrying her spirit. So that's what we will be doing. And I, too, will look for ear of corn so I can have one for my mom," Sheree Robertson said