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Pentagon Reviewing Medals of Honor for Wounded Knee

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Allen Mesch

The Wounded Knee Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wounded Knee, occurred on December 29, 1890, near Wounded Knee Creek on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. It was the deadliest mass shooting in American history, … Continue reading →

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President Biden Awards Medal of Honor to Two Union Soldiers

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Allen Mesch

During the Civil War, a group of twenty-four Union soldiers and civilians, known as Andrews’ Raiders, embarked on a daring mission to infiltrate the Confederate States and disrupt railway and communication lines from Georgia to Tennessee. The raiders were told … Continue reading →

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