Kentucky Honor Guard helps put to rest forgotten Medal of Honor recipient
Fran Dankovic, of Lexington, Ohio sits next to the newly placed headstone of her great uncle, U.S. Army Sgt. John F. Rowalt, of Bellville, Ohio Nov.4, 2023. Rowalt had served during the Indian Wars before contracting small-pox and dying around the age of 28 in Cincinnati and buried at the nearby Kentucky cemetery. His grave site was previously unmarked for the last 148 years. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane)