Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is calling for the execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, who in 2009 killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas. Hegseth is seeking President Donald Trump’s official approval to execute the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 and wounded 32 others at the Texas military facility in November 2009.

In a statement to The Washington Post, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that Hegseth “will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” but offered no further details. There are around 800 military officials spread across the country, as well as dozens internationally.

Controversy about the battle has ensued for decades, especially around the 19 Medals of Honor awarded to soldiers for service in it.

Pete Hegseth has called for an urgent meeting next week at a Virginia base with the military's top officers, hundreds of generals, and admirals.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards