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<p>A Pittston man has organized a memorial ceremony for a young veteran who died 50 years ago in Vietnam.</p><p>The gathering will honor Cpl. William R. Kause, who was killed in action on Sept. 20 at age 19 as a result of multiple missile wounds to the head and body from hostile automatic weapons during an operation at Quang Nam Province, according to 1968 news reports.</p><p>Kause also was previously wounded in action in March that year while his unit was undergoing a road sweep in Quang Nam, when fragments from a hostile explosive device hit Kause, the reports say.</p><p>Edgar Hartman, 60, never knew Kause but was drawn to the courageous Marine during walks past his grave at the Pittston Cemetery as part of Hartman&#8217;s cancer recovery.</p><p>The gravesite had plantings and was not neglected, but Hartman has spruced it up.</p><p>The memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 22 at the cemetery on Swallow Street.</p><p>A Marine honor guard from Wyoming will participate, and Michael and Thomas Malloy have agreed to play a bagpipe and drum, Hartman said.</p><p>Hartman has purchased a new U.S. Marine Corps marker for Kause&#8217;s grave.</p><p>The ceremony also will honor two other Vietnam veterans buried nearby, Hartman said. He purchased new flags and secured a new flag holder from the VFW to replace a broken one at one of these graves.</p><p>Hartman said he hopes residents show up for the event, saying sacrifices made by Kause and others should be remembered.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be a beautiful thing. He should not be forgotten,&#8221; Hartman said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Pittston resident Edgar Hartman, 60, spreads mulch around the gravestone of Vietnam veteran Cpl. William R. Kause at Pittston Cemetery. 7/20/18. Sean McKeag | Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/web1_TTL072218veterangrave1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Pittston resident Edgar Hartman, 60, spreads mulch around the gravestone of Vietnam veteran Cpl. William R. Kause at Pittston Cemetery. 7/20/18. Sean McKeag | Times Leader</caption0><photoCredit0>Times Leader file photo Pittston resident Edgar Hartman, 60, has spruced up the gravestone of Vietnam veteran Cpl. William R. Kause at the Pittston Cemetery and has organized a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jennifer Learn-Andes</p><p>jandes@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jennifer Learn-Andes at 570-991-6388 or on Twitter @TLJenLearnAndes.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Ceremony planned for 50th anniversary of young Vietnam veteran’s death