A Civil War-era Medal of Honor recipient forgotten in an unmarked grave for nearly a century finally got a funeral Thursday when he was given full military honors and reburied at a national cemetery.
The Army gave Sgt. Charles Schroeter a rifle salute and a bugler played Taps on the cloudy morning at Miramar National Cemetery. Scores of veterans from wars ranging from Vietnam to Afghanistan attended the ceremony. Some dressed in uniforms and dresses from the Civil War era. Two Medal of Honor recipients were on hand.
Schroeter was found thanks to efforts to locate all those awarded the nation's highest military award. The German-born U.S. soldier was given the Medal of Honor in 1869 for his gallantry. "On behalf of a grateful nation, may you find this new place of rest to be the home of honor you rightfully deserve," Army Brig. Gen. Joseph M. Martin said. - AP