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Hegseth defends returning Confederate monument removed by ‘woke lemmings’ to Arlington National Cemetery

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth backed up his decision to return a Confederate monument to Arlington National Cemetery removed by “the woke lemmings” who have erased Confederate symbols from American culture. The Reconciliation Monument, a memorial to the Confederacy, was removed from Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia in 2023.

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Confederate memorial will be returned to Arlington Cemetery, Hegseth says

The memorial was removed in 2023 at the recommendation of a commission appointed by Congress to rid the military of Confederate symbols and names.

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Hegseth Puts Up Confederate Memorial That Whitewashes Slavery

Ezekiel purposefully included the “faithful Black servants” to combat what he believed were “lies” about slavery in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, according to Hilary A. Herbert, an Alabama lawmaker who pushed for the creation of the Confederates’ section at Arlington Cemetery.

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Confederate monument being restored on Hegseth’s anti-woke quest will cost $10M, military says

A U.S. Army official revealed Wednesday that the restoration of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is set ...

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Hegseth Threatens Another Civil War to Defend ‘Proud’ Confederate History

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed not to back down from celebrating America’s “proud” Confederate history. “We ...

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With support for a Confederate monument, Pete Hegseth’s culture war crusade intensifies

The secretary might claim to be “laser-focused” on fighting wars, but his record suggests he’s far more interested in ...

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