A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson's military service was restored Wednesday after it was missing earlier in the day. That development came after pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were taken down — the Pentagon said that was a mistake — amid the department's campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and

The DOD said in "rare cases," it may have removed some webpages in efforts to eliminate DEI content after a tribute to Jackie Robinson was scrubbed from its website.

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick criticized the move, calling articles on Robinson "American history."