After the Department of Defense fell and re-release, it was an online feature about Jackie Robinson’s military service, and even if the letter “dei” was included in the new link, Mina Kimes made her feel about what it was known.
Hours after the story recovered, Kimes appeared on ESPN’s “Encircle” on Wednesday, saying The history of MLB legends is “very important”.
“Jackie Robinson is known for many things. But most importantly, first of all, his courage to face racism,” said Kems. “In fact, in addition to overtaking the color barriers of baseball, he served in a quarantine force in the military, in one instance he refused to move to the back of a bus, arrested and innocent.
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October 16, 2023; Inglewood, California, United States; Robert Griffin III’s ESPN Night Football Countdown at Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, California on October 16, 2023. (Today’s Kirby Lee-Usa Sports)
It may or may not be a coincidence, but her ESPN colleague Robert Griffin III said in his own X post that sports should be related to sports.
“Sports on TV should be about sports, not political,” he said. Former NFL quarterback wrote.
Griffin continued: “This tweet has nothing to do with Jackie Robinson. His meaning will never and should not be removed. Breaking the color barriers of baseball itself is not political.” “Jesse Owens is not politically 4 gold medals in politics by himself. Jack Johnson Johnson himself is not the first black boxing heavyweight champion in politics. They all have political consequences. They all challenge the status quo of racial barriers, fair competition, racial relations and civil rights. It should always be recognized and not forgotten, and should not be forgotten.
Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers stole home plate in a World Series game against the New York Yankees in New York City. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The story is titled “Sports Heroes of Service: Baseball’s Great Jackie Robinson is a Soldier of World War II”, written by David Vergun on February 9, 2021. Other features “Sports Heroes of Service” Including Bob Feller, Hoyt Wilhelm, Bob Uecker, etc.
Fox News Digital contacted the Pentagon for deletion of the story, as well as the “DEI” included in the URL. The Pentagon did not say whether it was done on purpose, but Pentagon Press Secretary John Ullyot made the following statement to Fox News Digital Digital before resuming the story.
“Everyone in the Department of Defense likes Jackie Robinson, and Navajo Robinson, Navajo Robinson, Tuskegee Airmen, Iwo Jima’s Marines and many others pay tribute to them, and we pay tribute to them, in many cases, their strong service to our country, and we are reluctant to express our qualities through the numerous zeal and fanatical traits. Its own characteristics, either express them simply through numerous fanaticism, or it is numerous fanaticism, or, they can only provide them with numerous behaviors, namely our democracy, our sex. The combat mission, just like other Americans in uniform.
“Discrimination on the contrary ideology of fairness. It is a form of awakening cultural Marxism, which divides forces, erodes the cohesion of the units and interferes with the core war mission of service.
“We are happy with the rapid compliance of the entire department instruction Remove DEI content from all platforms. In rare cases, the content is removed (willful or incorrectly removed) and these cases are outside the scope of the clear overview of the directive, we direct components and correct the content, so it recognizes that our heroes work with fellow Americans for their specialized service, period. ”
Robert Griffin III is looking forward to the Pro Bowl Skills Competition at the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Facility in Henderson, Nevada on February 2, 2023. (Today’s Kirby Lee-Usa Sports)
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Last month, the Pentagon asked “delete and archive Department of Defense news articles, photos and videos to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
Robinson was selected for the military before breaking the color barriers of Major League Baseball in 1947 and was honorably discharged in 1944 after serving as a second lieutenant during World War II. His 42 retired throughout the baseball game in 1997.
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