Moina Michael was an extraordinary lady. She was a schoolteacher at age 15, and a true patriot at age 48. When WWI broke out, she wanted very much to volunteer ...

Riverhead High School’s ceramic poppy art installation has a new home. The red ceramic poppies, hand-crafted by art students since 2021, now grace the main entrance of Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial Day stems from the aftermath of the Civil War, when Americans sought ways to honor the loss of life from that ...

The Woodburn American Legion Auxiliary Post #157 helps provide support for veterans and their families. Most recently, the ...

On Friday and through the Memorial Day weekend, you may see people handing out and wearing red flowers. Here's why.

The red poppy, or Remembrance Poppy, has been a symbol of lives lost to war since World War I (1914–1918). Also known as ...