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Lehighton Vietnam memorial dedicated

Family members of the four young Lehighton men who lost their lives during the Vietnam War attended the unveiling and dedication of a brick and granite Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the Pfc. Clyde R. Houser Jr. Borough Annex in Lehighton last weekend.

Among the attendees were family members of the four men who paid the supreme sacrifice: Clyde Houser Jr., Leon D. Eckhart, Charles R. Jones and Ronald Christman.

GAIL MAHOLICK/TIMES NEWS Shown at Lehighton's Vietnam Memorial dedication are from left, Mel Storm Jr., first cousin to Clyde R. Houser Jr.; Mike Houser, Houser's cousin; Rose and Bear Stewart, Charles Jones' sister; Alan Eckhart, Leon Eckhart's brother; and Pearl Eckhart Keiper, Eckhart's sister.