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Tag: Calverton National Cemetery

05.29.2022 Columns

Column: Dignity, respect on hallowed ground at Calverton National Cemetery

Rich Hilts enlisted in the U.S. Army right after graduating from high school in upstate Rome. His first day of basic training was Sept. 11, 2001. “We didn’t believe...

12.07.2021 News

On 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, ceremony held at Calverton National Cemetery

Braving a cold wind, a group of elderly members of American Legion Post 1941 gathered Tuesday in Calverton National Cemetery to honor those who died 80 years ago during...

05.21.2021 News

Memorial Day parade in Riverhead returns May 31 along with ceremony at WWI memorial

After the pandemic forced most events last summer to be canceled, life is slowly coming back to normal in 2021. On Monday, May 31, residents can once again gather...

05.25.2020 COVID-19

Calverton National Cemetery hosts private Memorial Day observance

While the COVID-19 pandemic put the usual Memorial Day observances on hold at Calverton National Cemetery, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs did still host a small private ceremony...

05.19.2020 COVID-19

Bellone, volunteers lament VA’s ‘disgraceful’ decision to cancel Memorial Day flag placement efforts

The annual event that brings thousands of local Scouts and other volunteers out to Calverton National Cemetery to place flags at gravesites for Memorial Day is in jeopardy following...

05.10.2020 Community

Memorial Day traditions canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

Several annual Memorial Day traditions in the Riverhead area have been called off due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The Combined Veterans of Riverhead has canceled its annual...

11.11.2019 Videos

The Work We Do: Robert Bissonette, Calverton National Cemetery

Brought to you by: I’m Robert Bissonnette. I work at Calverton National Cemetery as a caretaker. I started here in 2013.  I was in the Marine Corps for eight...

01.14.2019 Obituaries

Harold Schwerdt, Purple Heart recipient and former POW, laid to rest

Longtime Southold resident Harold Schwerdt, a two-time Purple Heart recipient during World War II, was laid to rest Monday at Calverton National Cemetery.

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