The deadliest mass shooting in American history, the Wounded Knee Massacre, part of the Pine Ridge Campaign, saw troops with the US Army face the Lakota peoples at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. As aforementioned, there have been repeated calls for the Medals of Honor to be rescinded, with many saying the Wounded Knee Massacre wasn’t an act of bravery, as it was portrayed back in 1890, but, instead, an act of depravity. And that’s what is intended by the review that the secretary directed, which is to ensure that we go back and review each of these medals in a rigorous and individualized manner to understand the actions of the individual in the context of the overall engagement.”