The first of Calverton's 272,500 burials took place on Sept. 11, 1978. Army Pvt. Alexander Scagnelli, a 71-year-old WW II veteran from Bridgeport, Connecticut, had no family to see him laid to ...

Long Island Suffolk Groups won't be allowed to place flags at Calverton National Cemetery Staff Sgt. Charles Nassar of the Army National Guard salutes the grave of a soldier at Calverton National ...

Calverton National Cemetery hosted a virtual Memorial Day ceremony to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. The event was closed to the public, but was streamed on ...

Founded in 1978, it stretches across more than 1,000 bucolic acres on eastern Long Island, providing the final federal benefit offered to veterans: burial. The pay at Calverton varies based on ...

Memorial Day ceremonies at places like Calverton National Cemetery will fall silent this year after the National Cemetery Association announced it is suspending public Memorial Day events this year.

Work is set to begin on a $32 million expansion project at Calverton National Cemetery on eastern Long Island. Since it opened in 1978, more than 214,000 veterans and their relatives have been ...