DOD Says Wounded Knee Soldiers Will Keep Medals Of Honor

By Crystal Owens ( September 26, 2025, 4:57 PM EDT) -- Twenty soldiers who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee conflict that left nearly 300 Lakota people dead will keep their Medals of Honor, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced, saying the previous administration withheld a decision on whether to rescind the honors since last October....

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