Trump and the enola gay

According to news reports, the Pentagon flagged files because of the word "gay." In March , following U.S. 's orders to remove all diversity, equity and inclusion. The granddaughter of Paul W. Tibbets Jr. — the pilot who flew the bomber Enola Gay that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II — called the administration flagging.

Images of "Enola Gay," the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan are among those targeted by the U.S. military in an initiative to eliminate content related to diversity. References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among the tens of.

References to the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan during World War II have been flagged for removal in Pentagon documents as the Department of Defense purges references. The granddaughter of Paul W. Tibbets Jr. Kia Tibbets, 49, of Columbus' Clintonville neighborhood, said Tuesday she was shocked and in disbelief when she first heard photos of her grandfather's aircraft had been flagged by the U. Department of Defense, apparently only because its name contained the word "gay.

The photo flagging came amid the administration's crackdown and removal of what it considers "DEI content" from many government agency and military websites. The information purge includes removing language related to social wellness, racial equity and feminism. 's administration is also trying to pressure schools and universities that receive public funding to shutter programs that it considers steeped in DEI principles.

The U. Department of Defense ordered the photos of the Enola Gay — which was named after Paul Tibbets' mother — removed amid that purge, the Associated Press reported Friday. Thousands of photos, including many of women and minorities in the military, were also flagged. Most of the photos of the Enola Gay remained on the Defense Department websites at the time of publication.

Tibbets loved and respected his mother, choosing to name his plane after her because she supported his decision to become a pilot instead of a doctor. If he were still alive today, he would likely call the ongoing controversy "ridiculous," Kia Tibbets said. It was the first atomic bomb used in warfare, a decision made by Harry Truman to get Japan to surrender, avoid what would have been deadly fighting and the loss of many American lives to take the Japanese main island, and end World War II.

But the Japanese could not or did not believe the extent of the destruction and death in Hiroshima. On Aug. Japan surrendered on Aug. Immediately after landing from the bombing, Tibbets received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest decoration for members of the U. Air Force. Whatever those people, whomever those people may be," Kia Tibbets said. After Tibbets left the military, he started an air taxi company, Executive Jet Aviation, in Columbus, the Cincinnati Enquirer previously reported.

He died in Columbus on Nov. Kia Tibbets said she was raised by him and her grandmother, Andrea, in a family home on the east side of Columbus. She described him as tough, fair, honest, and a man who lived a normal life. Growing up, she was used to people offering their opinions on her grandfather's role in the bombing, which killed an estimated , people , many of them civilians.

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But the administration's move has "pushed the envelope" like no other event, she said. That's how I see it," she said. It's on my great-grandmother. I find it very personal. Nathan Hart Columbus Dispatch. Show Caption. Hide Caption. Top headlines of the week, March 7