Hard to be believe that there were more instances of incredible bravery and sacrifice at Wounded Knee than the 6 days of D'Day operations.
https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/lists/d-day-medal-of-honor-recipients
Somewhat discouraging that it took until 2024 and Lloyd Austin to finally order a review. Enough shame for both parties for letting this go 100 plus years.
Heaping stack of shame on Hegseth for affirming that they were awarded correctly.
#3 | Posted by mattm
Review from 1917
In its report the review panel acknowledged that Medals of Honor had been awarded liberally in the past, By 1917 the guidelines for awarding a medal had been tightened. An act of June 3, 1916, limited the award of the Medal of Honor to acts demonstrating "conspicuous gallantry or intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty." The board recognized that some past actions would not have qualified for awards under the 1916 standards. Rather than revoke more medals the board decided to base its judgments upon "the standard established by the authorities at the time of the award." The original 1862 guidelines, still in effect in 1890, provided only that medal recipients should distinguish themselves by "gallantry in action and other soldier like qualities. "52 Had the board applied the higher standards in place by 1916 some of the Wounded Knee medals undoubtedly would have been rescinded.
history.nebraska.gov
Lumpers are such weak thinkers.
Nothing says gallantry than killing women and children. Start to finish 2-4 hours.
gettysburg.stonesentinels.com
93,000 union troops over 3 days, so one day of Gettysburg is similar to Wounded Knee?
The entire Spanish American war produced 112 recipients.
Those conflicts used the same criteria of gallantry in action and other soldier-like qualities.
Go ahead and continue to run interference for racists.
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