Mike Rounds, Elizabeth Warren want more time to weigh in on Wounded Knee medals

Senators co-author letter to secretary of Defense asking to extend public comment period

A Medal of Honor. (National Museum of American History)

Descendants, historians, and academic institutions with knowledge of the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 should have more time to weigh in on the killings that left roughly 300 Lakota people dead.

That’s the belief of Sen. Mike Rounds, who in a letter co-authored with Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren. They say the Department of Defense is failing to provide adequate time for the public to weigh in on whether or not about 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor should keep it.

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