With dozens of American flags snapping in the breeze, a "long overdue" ceremony was held Thursday in San Diego to honor a Civil War-era soldier described as a "previously unsung hero."
The remains of Army Sgt. Charles Schroeter, a German immigrant who fought in the Civil War and received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars, were transferred to the Miramar National Cemetery.
Since 1921, the urn with Schroeter's ashes had languished in obscurity at a local cemetery, with no recognition that he had received his adopted country's highest medal for combat bravery.
After a ceremony replete with an Army band, horse-drawn hearse, speeches and other honors, Schroeter became the first Medal of Honor recipient to be buried at the Miramar cemetery, which was dedicated in 2010.