{"id":2307619,"date":"2024-07-24T19:55:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T23:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-to-review-20-dead-medal-of-honor-recipients-potentially-revoke-awards-if-conduct-does-not-meet-standard\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T19:59:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T23:59:01","slug":"pentagon-to-review-20-dead-medal-of-honor-recipients-potentially-revoke-awards-if-conduct-does-not-meet-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-to-review-20-dead-medal-of-honor-recipients-potentially-revoke-awards-if-conduct-does-not-meet-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon to Review 20 Dead Medal of Honor Recipients, Potentially Revoke Awards if &#8216;Conduct&#8217; Does Not Meet Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-to-review-20-dead-medal-of-honor-recipients-potentially-revoke-awards-if-conduct-does-not-meet-standard%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307619&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rydotcom) <time datetime=\"2022-06-07T19:32:00Z\">June 7, 2022<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The review panel will be chaired by the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, and \u2062will also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-next-step-is-9-11-type-commission-to-investigate-january-6\/\" title=\"Pelosi: \u2018Next Step\u2019 Is 9\/11-Type Commission To Investigate January 6\">include members<\/a> from the Department of the Interior and the National Native American Bar Association.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how long the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">review process<\/a> will\u200d take, but \u200bthe Pentagon has indicated that it intends to\u200b complete the review in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p>This review\u200c is part of a broader effort to reassess\u2064 the legacy\u200c of the\u2064 Wounded Knee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-ossoff-aoc-stick-up-for-white-supremacist-murderer-dylann-roof\/\" title=\"Jon Ossoff, AOC Stick Up for White Supremacist Murderer Dylann Roof\">massacre<\/a> and its impact on Native American communities.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates hope that the\u2062 review\u2064 will lead to a more accurate and honest understanding of the events at Wounded Knee and help \u2062to address the historical injustices that have long been associated with this tragic event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>The Defense Department will review the Medals of Honor that were given to 20 U.S. soldiers for their actions in the 1890 battle at Wounded Knee to make sure their conduct merits such an honorable award.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-senator-forces-biden-defense-sec-lloyd-austin-admit-truth-happening-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lloyd Austin<\/a> ordered the review by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-for-j6-rally-to-take-place-on-u-s-capitol-grounds\/\" title=\"\u2018Justice for J6\u2019 rally to take place on U.S. Capitol grounds\">special panel<\/a> of experts after consultation with the White House and the Department of the Interior.<\/p>\n<p>Congress recommended such a review in the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-debt-crisis-interest-payments-balloon-overtake-defense-spending-now-3rd-biggest-expenditure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defense bill<\/a>, reflecting a push by some lawmakers to rescind the awards for those who participated in the massacre on South Dakota&rsquo;s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near Wounded Knee Creek.<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 250 Native Americans, including women and children, were killed in the fight and at least another 100 were wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Medals of Honor were given to 20 soldiers from the 7th Cavalry Regiment, and their awards cite a range of actions including bravery, efforts to rescue fellow troops and actions to &ldquo;dislodge Sioux Indians&rdquo; who were concealed in a ravine.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Native American groups, advocates, state lawmakers from South Dakota and a number of Congress members have called for officials to revoke the awards.<\/p>\n<p>Congress apologized in 1990 to the descendants of those killed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/native-american-woman-famously-declined-marlon-brandos-godfather-oscar-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wounded Knee<\/a> but did not revoke the medals.<\/p>\n<p>In a memo signed last week, Austin said the panel will review each award &ldquo;to ensure no soldier was recognized for conduct that did not merit recognition&rdquo; and if their conduct demonstrated any disqualifying actions.<\/p>\n<p>Those could include rape or murder of a prisoner or attacking a non-combatant or someone who had surrendered.<\/p>\n<p>Austin said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth must provide the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kevin-costner-abandoned-yellowstone-fans-new-film-horizon-flops-amid-feud-taylor-sheridan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historical records<\/a> and documentation for the awards for each soldier to the panel by Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The panel must provide a written report no later than Oct. 15, recommending that each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/real-life-rambo-medal-honor-winner-fought-off-countless-enemies-using-pinkie-finger-20-hour-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">award<\/a> be either revoked or retained.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pentagon Reviewing 20 Medal of Honor Awards Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t6XPgWm03L\">https:\/\/t.co\/t6XPgWm03L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Military.com (@Militarydotcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Militarydotcom\/status\/1816129092862763072?\">July 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The standards for awarding the Medal of Honor have evolved over time, but the review will evaluate the 20 soldiers&rsquo; actions based on the rules in place at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Austin said the panel of five experts can consider the context of the overall incident to assess each soldier&rsquo;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute continues a long history of contentious relations between the tribes in South Dakota and the government dating to the 1800s.<\/p>\n<p>The Wounded Knee <a 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