Civil War-era soldier to be buried with full military honors
Source: AP
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Civil War-era soldier who received the Medal of Honor will be buried with full military honors after his ashes were discovered in an unmarked, communal crypt.
Sgt. Charles Schroeter will be buried at Miramar National Center in July, nearly a century after he died, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1eGWVRf ).
The military is happy to correct the mistake, National Training Center spokesman Kenneth Drylie said.
"Even though he's gone, he's still a soldier," Drylie said. "You never leave a fallen comrade."
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Army Miramar cemetery foundation booster Bill Heard is photographed on May 27, 2015 in San Diego. Heard convinced the National Cemetery Administration that the Sgt. Charles Schroeter at San Diego’s Greenwood Cemetery was the same person awarded the Medal of Honor in 1870. The Civil War-era soldier who received the Medal of Honor will be buried with full military honors after his ashes were discovered in an unmarked, communal crypt. (Sean M. Haffey/U-T San Diego via AP) NO SALES; COMMERCIAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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