The Pentagon called the removal of Navajo Code Talker pages from its websites a “mistake,” vowing to restore content related to the Marines who helped win World War II.

The Pentagon called the removal of Navajo Code Talker content a “mistake,” vowing Tuesday to restore material taken offline during a scrub of DEI content. The

Articles about the renowned Native American Code Talkers have disappeared from some military websites, with several broken URLs now labeled "DEI." Why it matters: From 1942 to 1945, the Navajo Code Talkers were instrumental in every major Marine Corps operation in the Pacific Theater of World War II.