Name Of Local War Hero To Be Corrected On Vietnam Memorial [VIDEO]

The family of Roland Settimi has been fighting to have his name correctly spelled on the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. for nearly 30 years.  Now there's word they have won their battle.

The National Park Service has pledged to have Roland's name spelled correctly on the wall by Memorial Day Weekend.  His name was originally engraved on the wall as "Ronald." 

Settimi was a graduate of Bishop Duffy High School before enlisting in the army.  The Buffalo News  reports the 20-year-old Army Medic from Niagara Falls lost his life in an explosion while attending to a wounded solider in Vietnam less than a year after he joined the army.

Settimi's mother, Antonette, told the news "All of the memories are coming back to me now...  He was very active. He played the guitar. He was into sports, all of them. He played baseball a lot."

Settimi's family had sent several letters over the years to Washington in hopes of  correcting the misspelling, but had no luck until a chance meeting at a Christmas party led them to Senator Charles Schumer who contacted the Parks Service and finally got the job done.

The News  reports that "scrubbing the incorrect name and recarving the wall could harm the structure, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund will pay to etch Settimi's correct name in the closest available spot on the wall at a cost of about $6,000."