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Medals of Honor for soldiers who perpetrated Wounded Knee massacre may be rescinded
The Senate has not yet approved the move to rescind the 20 Medals of Honor.
By Davis Winkie
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Lawmakers introduce bill to rescind 20 Medals of Honor issued in connection with a massacre of Native Americans
The Remove the Stain Act was introduced Tuesday by US. Reps. Denny Heck (D-Washington), Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico), and Paul Cook (R-California). It was named for the U.S. military’s massacre of more than 200 Lakota Indians, confined to a camp near Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, on Dec. 29, 1890.
By Brian Mackley