Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Wounded Knee medals decision by Defense Secretary Hegseth sparks outrage in Native communities

This could be controversial, indeed! It is advisable for Pete Hegseth to reconsider and carefully evaluate! The Wounded Knee Massacre may well qualify as an exemption.

"Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre had their hopes dashed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

“The era of politically correct, overly sensitive, ‘don’t-hurt-anyone’s-feelings’ leadership ends right now at every level,” Hegseth said Tuesday to hundreds of military officials at a ceremony. The defense secretary announced new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness and painted a picture of a military that has been hamstrung by “woke” policies.

Hegseth had announced last week in a video on social media that Wounded Knee soldiers will keep their Medals of Honor ..."

Wounded Knee medals decision sparks outrage in Native communities

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