U.S. soldiers who committed Wounded Knee massacre could have medals stripped under new bill

U.S. soldiers who committed Wounded Knee massacre could have medals stripped under new bill

Truthout:”Rep. Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo and D-New Mexico, and Rep. Denny Heck, D-Washington, introduced the House with the Remove Stain Act in June.

Both bills strip the Congressional Medals of Honor that were awarded to the 20 men in the U.S. 7th Cavalry. The soldiers murdered defenseless and unarmed Lakota men, women and children on December 29, 1890, also known as the Wounded Knee Massacre.”

Author: S. Smith