Within hours Friday of President Trump signing an executive order restoring the U.S. Department of Defense to its pre-1947 name as Department of War, actions were taken to follow through on the name change.

Along with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth referring to himself as Secretary of War, a new emblem for the War Department was unveiled and the Pentagon website reflected the name change.

In what one expert estimated would cost a minimum of $7 million, stationery, napkins and menus in the Pentagon cafeteria and entrances and office signs in 40 states and 50 countries will be altered from Department of Defense to Department of War.

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