American Legion

At the Pearl Harbor monument at the cemetery this afternoon, about two dozen people watched as a 48-star U.S. flag was raised and then lowered to half-staff in memory of the more than 3,500 Americans killed or wounded in the early morning attack by the Japanese Empire on Dec. 7, 1941. The surprise attack came without a declaration of war.  

The Riverhead American Legion Post #273 Ladies Auxiliary presented Target gift cards for Christmas to local veterans at the United Veterans Beacon House in Riverhead last week.

Veterans serve their country and are eligible for burial in a national cemetery will military honors — but some haven't gotten that recognition. The American Legion and the Missing in America Project are determined to find, identify and bury the unclaimed remains of veterans.