Pfc. Garfield Langhorn Archives - Riverhead News Review

07.03.2026 News

Riverhead’s Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Garfield Langhorn laid to final rest at Calverton National Cemetery

The final words of Pfc. Garfield Langhorn, killed in Vietnam nearly 50 years ago, echoed through the sweltering heat at Calverton National Cemetery on Friday as the Riverhead war...

06.22.2026 News

Garfield Langhorn reinterment at Calverton National Cemetery set for July 3

A famed Riverhead war hero will be buried alongside his fellow soldiers next month after a court order last week cleared the way for Pfc. Garfield Langhorn’s reinterment at...

05.21.2026 News

One last journey: Langhorn family backs plan to bring Riverhead hero to Calverton

Nearly six decades after his death in Vietnam, Riverhead’s only Medal of Honor recipient may soon receive one final tribute — a place among fellow veterans at Calverton National...

02.03.2026 Education

Riverhead Medal of Honor recipient PFC Garfield Langhorn documentary premieres

A pin-drop could be heard throughout The Suffolk theater last month as hundreds of Pulaski Street School sixth-graders sat riveted by the story of Riverhead’s only Medal of Honor...