Calverton National Cemetery Archives

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.

12.18.2018 Community

Veterans honored at Wreaths Across America ceremony in Calverton

The volunteers who placed wreaths on veterans’ graves during Saturday’s Wreaths Across America event were asked to speak each veteran’s name aloud, thank them for their service and pause...

05.27.2018 Community

Photos: Memorial Day flag placement ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery

The Riverhead Cub Scout Pack 242 was one of many volunteer groups to place American flags on graves Saturday at Calverton National Cemetery in honor of Memorial Day.

03.29.2018 News

Never to be forgotten, Tech. Sgt. Dashan Briggs laid to rest

Fellow service members, friends, family and officials gathered at the Westhampton Beach Volunteer Fire Department to remember Tech. Sgt. Dashan Briggs, a Riverhead native who died in a helicopter...

12.02.2017 Community

World War II pilot, killed in 1945, laid to rest in Calverton

More than 72 years after his plane was shot down outside Hamburg, Germany, Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Robert Mains was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Saturday.

11.11.2017 Community

Photos: Long-lost Purple Heart returns to Riverhead family

Last Sunday morning, Lori Riley of Riverhead posted a story on Facebook about a dream she had. She was sitting in a park when her late husband, Willie Riley,...

05.27.2017 Community

Photos: Memorial Day flag placement ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery

The Riverhead Cub Scout Pack 242 was one of many volunteer groups to place American flags on graves Saturday morning at Calverton National Cemetery in honor of Memorial Day.

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The Work We Do: Robert Bissonette, Calverton National Cemetery

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

Veterans honored at Wreaths Across America ceremony in Calverton

Photos: Memorial Day flag placement ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery

Never to be forgotten, Tech. Sgt. Dashan Briggs laid to rest

World War II pilot, killed in 1945, laid to rest in Calverton

Photos: Long-lost Purple Heart returns to Riverhead family

Photos: Memorial Day flag placement ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery