If passed, the"Remove the Stain Act" would remove the names of the 20 cavalrymen that are currently on the Medal of Honor Roll. It wouldn't require any surviving medals to be returned, nor the denial of any benefits. All 20 men that received the medal are dead.The effort began when Rep. Denny Heck of Washington went to his staff with an idea for a bill. Native American groups have been calling for the medals to be rescinded for years.
Read More"This bill is particularly significant, because it's a marker," she said in a speech announcing the bill's introduction."It shows that our country is finally on its way to acknowledging and recognizing the atrocities committed against our Native communities."Also sponsoring the bill is Paul Cook, R-California. CNN has reached out to the National Congress of American Indians but did not yet receive a response.
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Quit trying to rewrite and erase history. Instead... learn from it. 🙄 End of story.
This was really bad! But this will not change history.
I'm sure this will have an immense impact on the medal winners...
This is absurd. Rewriting history is a step toward true tyranny. The pigs in Animal Farm did this to legitimize their “government”. Are we really starting down this path toward “correcting” history to reflect the views of the progressive left? 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 freedomthefuckon