"It seems like a no-brainer, but then I remembered that this is a government thing.
It's been a year since the Secretary of the Army recommended that the late Master Sgt. Woodrow Keeble receive a Medal of Honor.
Then it hit a predictable snag. It was placed in the hands of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Now there is renewed hope that something will finally happen. Sen. John Thune is co-sponsoring legislation that would clear the way for Keeble to receive the long-overdue honor and recognition.
That legislation would authorize President Bush to posthumously award the medal to Keeble, a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe. He would be the first Dakota Sioux to receive the Medal of Honor.
"He went beyond the call of duty not for a medal but for the mission he believed in and the country he loved. Master Sgt. Keeble's legacy is a great source of pride for his family, his fellow Dakota Sioux and all Americans," Thune said."
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