,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cafd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #h1 #bjbj,ms4  
,w>r5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,ms4     
,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,leahy1 & ,mr4 
,s&]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to resc9d   
ea* ,m$al ( ,honor aw>d$ = acts at      
,w\nd$ ,knee ,creek on ,decemb] #bi1    
#ahij1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,remove 
! ,/a9 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
z foll[s3  7#a7 ,! ,m$al ( ,honor is !  
highe/ milit>y aw>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7#b7 ,congress f\nd t to e>n ! ,m$al (  
,honor ! de$ ( ! p]son ''' mu/ be s     
out/&+ t x cle>ly di/+ui%es 8 gallantry 
beyond ! call ( duty f less] =ms (      
brav]y4  7#c7 ,! actions ( ,m$al (      
,honor recipi5ts inspire brav]y 9 ^?    
curr5tly s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces & ^? :o w 
come to s]ve 9 ! future4  7#d7 ,^? li/$ 
on ! ,m$al ( ,honor ,roll h come to     
exemplify ! be/ traits ( memb]s ( !     

,arm$ ,=ces1 a long & pr\d l9eage ( ^?  
:o w5t beyond ! call ( s]vice to !      
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica4  7#e7 ,to date 
! ,m$al ( ,honor has be5 aw>d$ only     
#c1ebb times1 includ+ only #ade times = 
! ,korean ,w>1 #abf times 9 ,_w ,w> ,i1 
#bc times dur+ ! ,global ,w> on ,t]ror1 
& #bj times = ! massacre at ,w\nd$      
,knee4  7#f7 ,! ,m$al ( ,honor is aw>d$ 
9 ! "n ( ,congress4  7#g7 ,z f\nd 9     
,s5ate ,concurr+ ,resolution #aec ( !   
#aja/ ,congress1 on ,decemb] #bi1 #ahij 
! #g? ,cavalry ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates engag$ 
a tribal community result+ 9 ! tragic   
dea? & injury ( approximately #cej-cge  
,indian m51 wom51 & *ildr5 l$ by ,lakota
 ,*ief ,spott$ ,elk ( ! ,m9iconj\ b& at 
,cankpe' ,opi ,wakpa or ,w\nd$ ,knee    
,creek4  7#h7 ,?is engagem5t became kn[n
 z ! ,w\nd$ ,knee ,massacre1 & took     
place betwe5 un>m$ ,native ,am]icans &  
soldi]s1 heavily arm$ ) /&>d issue army 
rifles z well z f\r ,hot*kiss guns )    
five #cg mm b>rels capable ( fir+ #dc   
r\nds p] m9ute4  7#i7 ,ne>ly two-?irds (

 ! ,native ,am]icans kill$ dur+ !       
,massacre 7 un>m$ wom5 & *ildr5 :o 7    
p>ticipat+ 9 a c]emony to re/ore _!     
traditional homel&s prior to ! arrival (
 ,european settl]s4  7#aj7 ,poor        
tactical emplacem5t ( ! soldi]s meant t 
mo/ ( ! casualties suff]$ by ! ,unit$   
,/ates troops 7 inflict$ by fri5dly     
fire4  7#aa7 ,on ,janu>y #a/1 #ahia1    
,major ,g5]al ,nelson ,a4 ,miles1       
,comm&] ( ! ,division ( ,miss\ri1       
telegraph$ ,major ,g5]al ,john ,m4      
,s*(ield1 ,comm&]-9-,*ief ( ! ,army     
notify+ him t ,it is /at$ t !           
disposition ( f\r hundr$ soldi]s & f\r  
pieces ( artill]y 0 fatally defective & 
l>ge numb] ( soldi]s 7 kill$ & w\nd$ by 
! fire f _! own ranks & a v l>ge numb] (
 wom5 & *ildr5 7 kill$ 9 addition to !  
,indian m54  7#ab7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates     
aw>d$ #bj ,m$als ( ,honor to soldi]s ( !
 ,u4,s4 #g? ,cavalry foll[+ _!          
p>ticipation 9 ! ,w\nd$ ,knee ,massacre4
  7#ac7 ,9 #bjja1 ! ,*ey5ne ,riv] ,si\x 
,tribe1 a memb] ,tribe ( ! ,great ,si\x 

,nation1 ^u in=mation provid$ by ,lakota
 eld]s & by vet]ans1 pass$ ,tribal      
,c\ncil ,resolution ,no4 #acb-ja1       
reque/+ t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t revoke !   
,m$als ( ,honor f ! soldi]s ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,army1 #g? ,cavalry issu$ foll[+ 
! massacre ( un>m$ m51 wom51 *ildr51 &  
eld]ly ( ! ,great ,si\x ,nation on      
,decemb] #bi1 #ahij1 on ,tribal ,l&s ne>
 ,w\nd$ ,knee ,creek4  7#ad7 ,!         
,national ,congress ( ,am]ican ,indians 
reque/$ 9 a #bjjg ,resolution t !       
,congress r5\nce ! issuance ( said      
m$als1 &_/or to proclaim t ! m$als are  
null & void1 giv5 ! atrocities committ$ 
^u un>m$ m51 wom51 *ildr5 & eld]ly ( !  
,great ,si\x ,nation4  7#ae7 ,g5]al     
,miles contemporane\sly /at$ t a        
wholesale massacre occurr$ & ,i h nev]  
he>d ( a m brutal1 cold-blood$ massacre 
?an t at ,w\nd$ ,knee4  7#af7 ,all[+ any
 ,m$al ( ,honor1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates highe/ 
& mo/ pre/igi\s milit>y decoration1 to  
recognize a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces =     
di/+ui%$ s]vice = p>ticipat+ 9 !        

massacre ( hundr$s ( un>m$ ,native      
,am]icans is a diss]vice to ! integrity 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its citiz5s1 &      
imp+es on ! integrity ( ! aw>d & ^? :o h
 e>n$ ! ,m$al s9ce4  #c4 ,rescission (  
,m$als ( ,honor aw>d$ = acts at ,w\nd$  
,knee ,creek on ,decemb] #bi1 #ahij  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,m$al ( ,honor aw>d$ =   
acts at ,w\nd$ ,knee ,creek1 ,lakota    
,p9e ,ridge ,indian ,res]vation1 ,s\?   
,dakota1 on ,decemb] #bi1 #ahij1 is     
resc9d$4  7b7 ,m$al ( ,honor ,roll ,!   
,secret>y conc]n$ %all remove ! "n ( ea*
 individual aw>d$ a ,m$al ( ,honor =    
acts describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 f !      
,army1 ,navy1 ,air ,=ce1 & ,coa/ ,gu>d  
,m$al ( ,honor ,roll ma9ta9$ "u section 
#aacd;a ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code4  7c7 ,return ( m$al n requir$ ,no
 p]son may be requir$ to return to !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t a ,m$al ( ,honor       
resc9d$ "u subsection 7a74  7d7 ,no     
d5ial ( b5efits ,?is ,act %all n be     
con/ru$ to d5y any individual any b5efit
 f ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4