President Awards Medal of Honor to First Sioux

By Carrie McLeroyMarch 3, 2008

President Awards Medal of Honor to First Sioux Warrior — Russell Hawkins displays the Medal of Honor presented by President George W. Bush posthumously to his stepfater, Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble, the first full-blooded Sioux to receive the military's highest award for valor. Kurt Bluedog, Keeble's... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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For more information on the award and Keeble's exploits during the Korean War, see "First Sioux to Receive Medal of Honor."

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