A Columbus veteran missing in action during the Vietnam War is being honored in a Bricks of Honor Ceremony at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis.
Charles D. Chomel, who was from Columbus and reported missing in action in 1967, will have a brick placed in his memory in a walkway, funded in part by the Joseph Hart DAR Chapter from Columbus.
The ceremony will be at 11:30 a.m. March 29, organized by the Indianapolis-based Caroline Scott Harrison Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter, who began the project last year to honor the 51 Hoosiers still missing in action from the Vietnam War.
Keynote speakers during the event will be retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Peter Lautzenheiser, Joy Brinduse, National League of Family Members and siblings of Army Specialist Michael Lautzenheiser, who is listed as missing in action.
A reception will follow in the Indiana War Memorial, Shoup Hall, hosted by the Caroline Scott Harrison chapter members. A rain date has been set for April 1.
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