The article, part of a DOD series entitled “Sports Heroes Who Served,” is a celebration of Robinson’s athletic achievements as well as his military service during World War II and his

In versions archived after the DOD restored the page on March 19, the letters "dei" no longer appeared in the URL. The text comparison website Text Compare found no differences between the text of the earliest available archived version of the page and that of the version restored on March 19.

Thousands of pages honoring contributions by women and minority groups have been taken down in efforts to delete material promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, commonly referred to as DEI. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell defended the practice at a briefing Monday.