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Ocelot II

(131,589 posts)
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 09:26 PM Wednesday

Event honoring fallen servicewomen was cancelled because it was too DEI for Kegbreath's military.


An annual event put on by members of Congress to honor fallen servicewomen was canceled this year after the Navy, Air Force and Space Force bowed out, citing Pentagon and White House policies on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to the Democratic members of the caucus leading the event.

The Bipartisan Women’s Caucus’ 28th annual wreath-laying ceremony is typically held at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The Democratic Women’s Caucus announced the cancellation on Monday.

A spokesperson with the Democratic half of the caucus told Task & Purpose that the Navy and the Air Force (answering for the Space Force) declined to participate due to White House and Department of Defense policies that bar participation in diversity, equity and inclusion or identity-related celebrations. The spokesperson said that the Army cited scheduling conflicts due to the service’s birthday, but it “had never been an issue prohibiting them from participating before.”

The spokesperson for the caucus said that the Marine Corps did not respond to the invitation. However, a defense official told Task & Purpose that the Marines had planned to attend the event until it was canceled and that the Corps has “supported it each year as long as anyone can remember, to include 2025.”

https://houlahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5091

I hate these people...
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Event honoring fallen servicewomen was cancelled because it was too DEI for Kegbreath's military. (Original Post) Ocelot II Wednesday OP
They are complete assholes.. brer cat Wednesday #1
You are being too kind. riversedge Wednesday #3
Degradation of those who became before and currently serving MerryBlooms Wednesday #2
Fuck them. Weak-assed misogynists. Solly Mack Wednesday #4
You Hate Them - I Hate Them - Many Folk Hates Them wyn borkins Wednesday #5
They are bags of rotted garbage! Eff them! electric_blue68 Wednesday #6
If Kegsbreath really wants to do away with DEI, Ilsa Wednesday #7
Have the ceremony without them. The bipartisan Women's Caucus should lay the wreath without them 🤬 Deuxcents Wednesday #8
This entire regime is an embarrassment, despicable, incompetent and enriching themselves vapor2 Wednesday #9
" I hate these people" debsy Wednesday #10
Good god this administration sucks so fucking bad. Initech Wednesday #11
It sucks hard enough to bend light. Ocelot II Wednesday #12
Well, let's play this out then. calimary Wednesday #13
Geez, can't wait till these people are gone. Figarosmom Wednesday #14
Grotesque Fucking Nazi Propaganda Cha Wednesday #15
Oh. My. God. Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #16
Hegseth canetoad Yesterday #17
When are they going to start digging up all the fallen in Arlington that aren't white males? rubbersole Yesterday #18

MerryBlooms

(12,487 posts)
2. Degradation of those who became before and currently serving
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 09:42 PM
Wednesday

GTFO Anyone who didn't stand up against this latest atrocious act by thus administration!
Didn't stand up during media events, yeah... But service people being disrespected!?!

wyn borkins

(1,490 posts)
5. You Hate Them - I Hate Them - Many Folk Hates Them
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 10:03 PM
Wednesday

Thank you Ocelot II for (at least) mentioning that the Democratic Women’s Caucus announced the cancellation of the Bipartisan Women’s Caucus’ 28th annual wreath-laying ceremony typically held at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Ilsa

(64,688 posts)
7. If Kegsbreath really wants to do away with DEI,
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 10:11 PM
Wednesday

he should be okay with being neutered to the point he looks like a Ken doll. He and others who hate DEI can all look the same after the procedures.

Deuxcents

(27,980 posts)
8. Have the ceremony without them. The bipartisan Women's Caucus should lay the wreath without them 🤬
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 10:11 PM
Wednesday

vapor2

(5,056 posts)
9. This entire regime is an embarrassment, despicable, incompetent and enriching themselves
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 10:25 PM
Wednesday

When will they leave????

debsy

(1,075 posts)
10. " I hate these people"
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 10:52 PM
Wednesday

Pardon the correction but they aren’t people, they are monsters. Of course, that’s an insult to monsters…

calimary

(91,203 posts)
13. Well, let's play this out then.
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 11:18 PM
Wednesday

Women not invited. Races? Age limits? What about the women officers? We do have colonels AND generals who are female.

Do any women have brothers in the service? Well, those guys won’t be included, either. You never know, they might be biased. Should we block those men from attending?

canetoad

(21,135 posts)
17. Hegseth
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 12:22 AM
Yesterday

A petty, inadequate, male supremecist, trying single-handedly to drag equality back to 1940s levels.

The world has changed, whiskey Pete. You haven't changed with it.


rubbersole

(11,315 posts)
18. When are they going to start digging up all the fallen in Arlington that aren't white males?
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 12:30 AM
Yesterday
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