National POW/MIA Recognition Day was observed in ceremonies Friday night at the Bartholomew County Memorial for Veterans in downtown Columbus.
The event was an opportunity for community members to honor and remember those who gave everything for Americans’ freedom.
Retired Army Chaplain Col. Charles McDaniel Jr. shared his family’s story of the return home of his father after 68 years. Army Master Sgt. Charles H. McDaniel Sr., Vernon, was declared missing in action in Korea on Nov. 2, 1950. His remains were turned over to the U.S. government on July 27, 2018.
For more on this story, see Sunday’s Republic.
