State Rep. Stetson Painter of Mountain Home presents Gold Star family member Mary Elizabeth Mischo with a plaque in recognition of her brother, Army PFC Le Roy F. Schmidlkofer, who was killed in action on Jan. 12, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge. Mischo’s son Tom (right) is commander of American Legion Post 9 in Eureka Springs. Scott Loftis / Eureka Springs Times-Echo
