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Defense secretary orders review of Wounded Knee Massacre medals

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin convenes panel to reconsider awards

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Seth Tupper, SD Searchlight
Jul 26, 2024
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A memorial at the Wounded Knee Massacre site on the Pine Ridge Reservation. (Getty Images)
A memorial at the Wounded Knee Massacre site on the Pine Ridge Reservation. (Getty Images)

The medals awarded to soldiers who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre will be subjected to a review, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday.

The department said the review’s purpose is “to ensure no awardees were recognized for conduct incons…

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