Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the Department of Defense to review the Medal of Honor awarded to 20 soldiers for their actions in the Wounded Knee Massacre that took place in 1890.
Austin wrote in a memo, "The [special review panel] may consider the context of the overall engagement as appropriate, including as necessary to understand each [Wounded Knee Creek Medal of Honor] recipient’s individual actions."
In a separate statement, a senior defense official shared, "It’s never too late to do
Because he is a pompous racist DEI black man and the soldiers were white.
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Austin signed the memorandum last week following department consultation with the White House and Department of the Interior.
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On December 29, 1890, the 7th U.S. Calvary Regiment arrested members of the Lakota tribe for violating a government ban on a Native American spiritual ritual called "Ghost Dancing."
Once arrested, soldiers held them at a camp near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota.
As soldiers attempted to disarm members of the Lakota Tribe, a gun was accidentally discharged, and U.S. soldiers opened fire.
A battle quickly ensued, resulting in more than 250 Lakota tribe members being killed.
Twenty-five U.S. soldiers were also killed in the engagement.
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