Jesuit leaders and the Bishop of Rapid City have condemned a decision by the United States Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, to allow soldiers who took part in the 1890 massacre of Lakota men, women, and children at Wounded Knee Creek to retain their Medals of Honour.
In a joint statement issued on 20 October, Bishop Scott E. Bullock of Rapid City and the De Smet Jesuit Community of West River said they “firmly reject” the decision, describing it as a distortion of history and a betrayal of truth.
