Kentucky Honor Guard helps put to rest forgotten Medal of Honor recipient
Army Capt. Mitchell Hagen and Staff Sgt. Jared Zerhusen, with the Kentucky National Guard's Honor Guard, fold the United States flag during a ceremony to honor a Medal of Honor recipient who had been buried in an unmarked grave for the last 148 years Nov. 4, 2023. The MoH recipient was U.S. Army Sgt. John F. Rowalt, of Bellville, Ohio, who had served during the Indian Wars before contracting smallpox and dying around the age of 28. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)