Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice

List of local names below

(ENOCHSBURG, Ind.) – Several local families are remembering their loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice on this Memorial Day. 

Friends and family gathered for an annual service to remember PFC Tony Seig in Sunman this morning. He made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in Iraq in 2006. 

Watch how family and friends honor Seig every year by clicking here.

There are also “KIA” flags placed at the graves of 22 local service members. 

The flags were placed by a group of Batesville citizens who rode around the area on Saturday to honor those who died while serving. 

One of those flags is placed at the grave of Kenneth Luttel in Enochsburg. 

Luttel was a 1968 Batesville graduate and was the oldest of ten siblings. 

He was a member of the 101st Airborne Division and served in Vietnam. 

On June 1, 1970, Cpl. Luttel volunteered for an assignment in support of South Vietnamese forces on the Ho Chi Mhin Trail in the A Shau Valley near Hamburger Hill.

On June 2, an estimated two North Vietnamese Army (NVA) battalions attempted to breach allied defenses with a large-scale ground attack at Tun Tavern.

While in an artillery firing position, Cpl. Luttel was killed when his unit came under attack by the hostile forces.

He was awarded posthumously the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart and the Good Conduct Medal.

Cpl. Luttel’s name can be found on the Vietnam Wall on Panel 9 West, Line 2.

Here are the other local graves that have a “KIA” flag today:

St. John UCC Cemetery – Huntersville

Ivan Albert Bauer (WW II)

United Methodist Church – Batesville

John Lester Bland (WW 1)

James M Houston (Korean War)

Hugo August Prell (WW 1) Cenotaph

Old Rossburg Church Cemetery – New Point

Ira F Colson (Civil War)

St. Louis Catholic Cemetery – Batesville

Kenneth Leo Diver (WW I)

Francis Louis Firsich (WW II) Cenotaph

Jame Frances Fisher (Korean War)

Gerald Joseph Kleimeyer (Korean War)

Clifford Edward Vierling (WW II)

Holy Family Cemetery – Oldenburg

Frank Joseph Geisting ( WW 1) Cenotaph

Bernard J Hurst (WW 1) Cenotaph

Joseph Francis Leising (WW 1) Cenotaph

Sylvester Kellerman (WW II)

St. Paul Lutheran Crossroad Cemetery – Batesville

Raymond John Hoyer (WW II)

Liberty Park

Chad Keith (War on Terror)

St. Anthony’s Cemetery – Morris

Aloysius Anthony Schulte (WW II)

Adams Lutheran Cemetery – Batesville

Lester Carl Selke (Korean War)

St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Stumpke Corner

Delmar Lavern Shockley (WW II)

Phillip Hammons (Vietnam) – A KY resident buried here for family reasons

Metamora Cemetery – Metamora

Howard Eugene Smith (WW II)

Marlin Cemetery - (Between Oldenburg and Metamora)

Irvin S. Amack (Civil War) 

Martin Marlin (Civil War) 

RELATED: The Town of Brookville is honoring 52 locals who made the ultimate sacrifice. Read about their initiative here.