{"id":2491281,"date":"2025-09-25T22:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T02:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-says-battle-of-wounded-knee-soldiers-to-keep-medals-of-honor\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T22:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T02:23:04","slug":"hegseth-says-battle-of-wounded-knee-soldiers-to-keep-medals-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-says-battle-of-wounded-knee-soldiers-to-keep-medals-of-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth says Battle of Wounded Knee soldiers to keep Medals of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article discusses Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth’s announcement that soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee will retain their medals. The Battle of Wounded Knee, also referred to as the Wounded Knee Massacre, involved the deaths of hundreds of Native Americans adn over two dozen U.S. soldiers during a south Dakota standoff. Despite long-standing controversy<\/a>, especially from Native American advocates who argue that these medals should be rescinded due to the battle’s tragic nature<\/a>, a Pentagon review concluded no medals should be revoked. Hegseth criticized former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for not finalizing this decision earlier, suggesting political correctness influenced<\/a> the delay. Hegseth affirmed that the decision is now final, honoring and saluting the soldiers’ service. Meanwhile, some lawmakers, including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley and Representative Jill Tokuda, have reintroduced legislation called the Remove the Stain Act, seeking to strip these medals in response to the massacre.

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