introduced legislation on Wednesday that would rescind 20 Medals of Honor awarded to U.S. soldiers who slaughtered hundreds of Lakota Indians — mostly women and children ― in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. “The horrifying acts of violence against hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children at Wounded Knee should be condemned, not celebrated with Medals of Honor,” Warren said in a statement. “The massacre of innocents could not be farther from heroism, and I hope this bill helps set the record straight.”The Medal of Honor is the country’s highest military honor. Congress has rescinded Medals of Honor before. In 1916, Congress passed legislation to create a board of retired Army officers to review previous Medals of Honor.

Source: Huffington Post November 27, 2019 14:15 UTC