Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Rescind Wounded Knee Medals of Honor

Jun 29, 2019

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A group of bipartisan lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to rescind the Medals of Honor awarded to 20 soldiers for their actions at the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.Representatives Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), Denny Heck (D-Wash.), and Paul Cook (R-Calif.) introduced the Remove the Stain Act. The bill proposes to formally rescind the Medals of Honor awar…