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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 days ago“For this 1890 campaign, the U.S. Army awarded 31 Medals of Honor, 19 specifically for service at Wounded Knee.[7][8][56] 18 were awarded in the months after the massacre, and two more awarded in 1893 and 1897 respectively.[57]” Why weren’t these medals pulled 100 years ago?
wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre#Medals_of_Honor
“For this 1890 campaign, the U.S. Army awarded 31 Medals of Honor, 19 specifically for service at Wounded Knee.[7][8][56] 18 were awarded in the months after the massacre, and two more awarded in 1893 and 1897 respectively.[57]”
Why weren’t these medals pulled 100 years ago?