Calverton National Cemetery

Photo gallery by Emil Breitenbach Jr. documents the committal service for PFC Garfield M. Langhorn Jr. July 3 at Calverton National Cemetery.

Nearly 5,000 volunteers turned out to place flags at Calverton National Cemetery's 230,000 gravesites Saturday ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. Photos.

The annual Veterans Day ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery has been canceled due to the federal government shutdown, the cemetery announced Wednesday.

Scout troops, veterans groups and other volunteers from across Suffolk County decorated gravesites at Calverton National Cemetery Saturday with American flags in commemoration of Memorial Day. Photos.

Riverhead High School’s ceramic poppy art installation has a new home. The red ceramic poppies, hand-crafted by art students since 2021, now grace the main entrance of Calverton National Cemetery. Photos.

Veterans were honored today at Veterans Day ceremonies in Riverhead and at Calverton National Cemetery. Photo gallery.

Saturday is Veterans Day, a legal public holiday to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. Ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. in Riverhead and 1 p.m. at Calverton National Cemetery.

U.S. Army Sgt. Bernard J. Sweeney Jr., who was killed in action Dec. 16, 1944 and remained unaccounted for until his remains were identified more than 76 years later, was laid to rest in Calverton National Cemetery today. Photo slideshow.

The remains of a 22-year-old Army sergeant reported missing after a battle in Germany in December 1944 will be laid to rest at Calverton National Cemetery next month.

The Riverhead VFW will host the annual Memorial Day ceremonies and parade Monday beginning at 9 a.m. to remember the nation's fallen military.