Posted on 07/25/2024 3:28:46 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the Department of Defense to review the Medal of Honor awarded to 20 soldiers for their actions in the Wounded Knee Massacre that took place in 1890.
Austin wrote in a memo, “The [special review panel] may consider the context of the overall engagement as appropriate, including as necessary to understand each [Wounded Knee Creek Medal of Honor] recipient’s individual actions.”
In a separate statement, a senior defense official shared, “It’s never too late to do what’s right.”
The official added, “And that’s what is intended by the review that the secretary directed, which is to ensure that we go back and review each of these medals in a rigorous and individualized manner to understand the actions of the individual in the context of the overall engagement.”
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has directed the Defense Department to review the Medals of Honor awarded to approximately 20 soldiers for their actions during the December 1890 engagement at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, to ensure no awardees were recognized for conduct inconsistent with the nation’s highest military honor.
DOD’s Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness will convene a special review panel to conduct an individualized assessment based on standards in effect during that period.
The scope of the panel’s review is limited to examining each Medal of Honor awardee’ s individual actions during the engagement at Wounded Knee Creek. However, “The [special review panel] may consider the context of the overall engagement as appropriate, including as necessary to understand each [Wounded Knee Creek Medal of Honor] recipient’s individual actions,” Austin wrote in a memorandum directing the review, which was released today.
Austin signed the memorandum last week following department consultation with the White House and Department of the Interior.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/lloyd-austin-pentagon-dod/2024/07/25/id/1173950/
On December 29, 1890, the 7th U.S. Calvary Regiment arrested members of the Lakota tribe for violating a government ban on a Native American spiritual ritual called “Ghost Dancing.”
Once arrested, soldiers held them at a camp near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota.
As soldiers attempted to disarm members of the Lakota Tribe, a gun was accidentally discharged, and U.S. soldiers opened fire.
A battle quickly ensued, resulting in more than 250 Lakota tribe members being killed.
Twenty-five U.S. soldiers were also killed in the engagement.
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OK, then there’s hope that John F. Kerry’s BS poiple hearts will also be revoked.
It’s never too late to do what’s right.”The official added.
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How about getting rid of Austin?
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To go back and look at things in history with the lens of wokeness is total BS. But then that is what one can expect from the affirmative action SecDef. He has done more to destroy our military than any enemy has. It would be beautiful to see him brought up on treason charges along with Milley, his predecessor.
Make sure they also rescind all the Buffalo Soldier medals too. They killed injuns too!
Cheap trick. Low life pentagon DEI types.
How far back in history will we keep going? Why not have all Europeans withdraw from America and return t=North America to the various tribes who will busy killing each others, for example.
I’m glad we have the personnel shortages and declining military advantage problems taken care of, so that the “little things” like this can be addressed with due attention.
Do I REALLY need a </s>.
Next, they’ll be after Audie Murphy’s CMoH because he was a violent white man...
From the article.
“Without access to their large swaths of hunting grounds, the Lakota were forced to rely on government-issued rations for survival.”
I see an eerie similarity to what the elites want for us.
“On December 29 Forsyth convened with the Miniconjou to begin the process of weapons confiscation.”
The money quote.
That is one of the Top Ten worst ideas I’ve ever heard of!
That Witch hunting can cut both ways, incidentally.
We have our southern border being invaded, China building up its military might, including with the use of American technology.....problems with Russia, Iran ready to get nukes, an American military that is going down the tubes, and THIS is what that moron Austin is worried about? Sheesh!
The astonishing thing is that Gen. Austin doesn’t understand the rationale for awarding medals. They acknowledge warriors’ sacrifice by following their orders and disregarding their welfare for the greater good. They are not responsible for the wisdom of those orders. If Austin believes that the Indian Wars defending American settlements was unjust, he can write a book or make a movie, but disrespecting the families of our fallen warriors is petty and insensitive.
Oops... Should be for WhoisAlanGreenspan?
Pappy Boyington might wind up in the crosshairs.
Talk about insanity.
A review, fine. But no actions. It’s not like a recent award issued in error. While historically we might not like or agree with what happened, we can rewrite history, but we should not erase history. These awards were issued in good faith and in respect at the time, that should be honored.
Hey, is this the Black Man our pResident talked about?
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