Calverton National Cemetery

Despite the weather, thousands visited Calverton National Cemetery today to honor loved ones and commemorate Memorial Day 2021. Thanks again to the volunteers who’d placed flags at every gravesite throughout the cemetery on Saturday to ensure our Veterans are honored with the respect they have earned through their service and sacrifice. Thanks also to our many visitors who understand the true meaning of Memorial Day. #WhereHeroesRest #MemorialDay

Calverton National Cemetery is featured in a New York Times article today about the noble mission of the National Cemetery Administration and the genuine dedication of the Calverton team to serving Veterans and their families: https://bddy.me/3p6qBws

A small but reverent wreath-laying ceremony took place at Calverton National Cemetery in commemoration of Memorial Day 2021. Deputy Director Kevin Miller, an Air Force Veteran, and Assistant Director Jeffrey Taveras, a Veteran of the U.S. Army, placed the memorial wreath to honor the brave men and women who have given their lives in service to our nation. Brief comments were made by Executive Director Anne Ellis: Every Veteran who has served our nation in the U.S. Armed Forc...es makes the weighty commitment that if called upon, they will give their lives for our nation. It is our privilege at Calverton National Cemetery to serve those Veterans and their families every day, and on Memorial Day, to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. The solemn wreath-laying ceremony was accompanied by Taps, and followed by a moment of silence. Friends, family, and fellow Veterans to honor any Veteran interred in a VA national cemetery with photos, documents, and longer length biographical sketches of their Veteran: https://bddy.me/3fT5SrQ.

Today we recognize and pay tribute to Cpl Matthew Baylis for his sacrifice while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. fourteen years ago, May 31, 2007, at the age of 20, Matthew died of wounds sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire. At the age of 14, Matthew made it known that he wanted to join the military after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Matthew joined the Army in August 2005 after graduating high school. He asked to join... the US Army infantry program with the intent of eventually becoming a Ranger. He completed basic and advanced infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Matthew was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal and the Bronze Star Medal. He was laid to rest on June 9, 2007 in section 20, grave 1553. #NoVeteranEverDies #WhereHeroesRest #CalvertonNationalCemetery

Today we recognize and pay tribute to Cpl James Lundin for his sacrifice while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. fourteen years ago, May 30, 2007, at the age of 20, James died of wounds sustained when the vehicle he was in struck an IED. James attended Suffolk County Community College in Riverhead where he finished his high school credits and met his wife, Kristy. He joined the Army because he wanted to help after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. He was assi...gned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. James was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal. He was laid to rest on June 6, 2007 in section 14, grave 870. #NoVeteranEverDies #WhereHeroesRest #CalvertonNationalCemetery

Today we recognize and pay tribute to Sgt. Clarence L. Floyd Jr. for his sacrifice while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Fifteen years ago, December 10, 2005, at the age of 28, Sgt. Floyd was killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Sgt. Clarence L. Floyd Jr. was a cannon crew member assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Campbell, KY. ...Floyd was born and raised in Harlem. He earned his high school diploma while a member of the Job Corps, a federally administered education and job training program. While in the Job Corps, he assisted in relief operations in North Carolina following Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Floyd is survived by his wife and five children. He was laid to rest in Calverton National Cemetery December 19, 2005 in section 67, gravesite 3863. #NoVeteranEverDies #WhereHeroesRest #CalvertonNationalCemetery See more

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