CO HJR1029

Colorado General Assembly condemns federal government actions to remove, suppress, or erase U.S. military history related to diversity, equity, and inclusion from Department of Defense materials

Cited examples of erasure include removal of Tuskegee Airmen lessons from Basic Airman training, deletion of websites about the Japanese American 442nd Infantry Regiment and African American Medal of Honor recipients, and removal of the Ira Hayes memorial webpage

Resolution highlights Colorado's military heritage, including Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose, Pvt. George Sakato, Pvt. Joe Martinez, and Pueblo's four Congressional Medal of Honor recipients that earned the city its "Home of Heroes" designation

Demands that American military history not be removed, suppressed, or erased for current and future generations

Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Governor of Colorado, and Colorado's congressional delegation