MANITOWOC (NBC 26) — On Veterans Day in Manitowoc, the community honored two Civil War veterans by installing headstones at their previously unmarked graves, following a dedicated search effort that spanned more than a century.

Watch the full broadcast here: Manitowoc honors Civil War veterans with headstones after century-long search

Heinrich H. Behrens and John S. Tufts, two of 231 Civil War veterans buried at Evergreen Cemetery, had been resting without headstones since their deaths in the 1800s. Thanks to the Manitowoc County Civil War Round Table, both soldiers now have proper markers to commemorate their service.

"Manitowoc never forgets its veterans, I believe the whole country never forgets its veterans; we just go a step above," said Dan Reinke, a board member with the Manit

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