Brig. Gen. Joseph M. Martin
Commanding General
National Training Center and Fort Irwin, Calif.

REMARKS

Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for being here today. We’re here to honor Sergeant Charles Schroeter (shro-ter), a Veteran of both the Civil War and Indian Wars. A Soldier, Marine, Immigrant, American Hero, and finally a distinguished Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.

While honoring Sergeant Schroeter, we are also laying him to rest. Yes, this is a funeral service for a Veteran of the Civil and Indian Wars, certainly the rarest of privileges I have ever been a part of, and something I am sure …