FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A new name on the Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial is being dedicated during a ceremony Tuesday in Frankfort, but officials say little is known about the soldier.
The remains of Army Sgt. John R. Jones of Louisville were confirmed in 2012. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, and his name was etched into the Kentucky memorial last week.
The 22-year-old soldier died in Vietnam in 1971, while defending a radio-relay base. His name is among more than a thousand on the state memorial.
Kentucky Department of Military Affairs spokeswoman Lisa Aug told the Lexington Herald-Leader that federal officials haven’t located any of Jones’ relatives.
Kentucky Vietnam memorial board of directors member Jerry Cecil says he hopes Jones’ story will someday be known.
The ceremony is at 10 a.m. EST.
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