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.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered a review of Medals of Honor awarded to soldiers involved in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.

As the 134th commemoration of the Wounded Knee Massacre nears, efforts to protect the massacre site and review medals awarded to participating soldiers are in limbo. After years of activism by ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin formally ordered the military to review 20 Medal of Honor awards given to soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry for their actions during the 1890 Wounded ...

The Defense Department will review the Medals of Honor that were given to 20 U.S. soldiers for their actions in the 1890 battle at Wounded Knee to make sure their conduct merits such an honor.

An effort to push the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act through Congress failed in November after one senator opposed the bill.

Pentagon Panel to Review Medals of Honor Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will review the Medals of Honor that were given to 20 U.S ...