Veteran Spotlight: Louis Schott of Marriottsville

Veteran Spotlight: Louis Schott of Marriottsville

VOICE FOR VETERANS IN MARYLANDWE ARE HIGHLIGHTING LOCALVETERANS EVERY MONDAY ON GOODMORNING MARYLAND.

WMAR-2 NEWSLAUREN COOK JOINS US WITH THISWEEK'S NOMINEE./ THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOURVETERAN SPOTLIGHT NOMINATIONS.THIS WEEK WE ARE HONORINGLOUIS SCHOTT OFMARRIOTTSVILLE.

HE IS ARETIRED MARINE CORPS OFFICERAND A VETERAN OF WORLD WARTWO.

MR. SCHOTT FOUGHT IN THEBATTLES OF NEW BRITAIN,PELELIU, AND OKINAWA.

HERECEIVED A PURPLE HEART FORINJURIES SUSTAINED IN COMBATAS A RIFLE PLATOON COMMANDERWITH THE 1ST BATTALION OF THE5TH MARINE REGIMENT.

HE LATERSERVED AS THE COMPANYCOMMANDER AND WAS AWARDED ABRONZE STAR WITH A V DEVICE.MR. SCHOTT RETIRED FROM THEMARINE CORPS IN 1967.

JUSTLAST WEEK HE CELEBRATED HIS100TH BIRTHDAY.

WE'D LIKE TOWISH YOU A HAPPY BELATEDBIRTHDAY, MR. SCHOTT.

THANKYOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ANDDEDICATION TO OUR COUNTRY.

WEWANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE VETERANIN YOUR LIFE.

IT COULD BE YOURLOVED ONE..

A NEIGHBOR, ACOLLEAGUE.

NOMINATE THEM FORTHE VETERAN SPOTLIGHT CONTESJUST GO TO WMAR2NEWS.COM &CLICK ON THE CONTEST SECTIONAT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.INCLUDE A PHOTO ANDINFORMATION ABOUT THE VETERANYOU'RE NOMINATING.

EVERYNOMINEE WILL RECEIVE A $100VISA GIFT CARD COURTESYOFSUPERIOR DESIGN ANDRESTORATION.

WE'LL FEATURE AMARYLAND VETERAN EVERY MONDAYHERE ON GOOD MORNING MARYLAND/ WMAR2 NEWS AND ONLINE ATWMAR2 NEWS.COM.A MAN FACES CHARGES