Calverton National Cemetery said it has canceled its annual Veterans Day Ceremony due to lack of federal funding after it furloughed maintenance workers.

The cemetery in eastern Suffolk County announced the news in a social media post on Wednesday.

"It is with great regret that we announce that due to the ongoing federal government funding lapse, it is necessary to cancel the 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony previously planned for Calverton National Cemetery," the post said.

Even if the shutdown, now in its 37th day on Thursday, were to end soon, the cemetery no longer has the time necessary to prepare the grounds to conduct a proper ceremony, the post said.

It is one of the nation's largest federally run cemeteries and includes 1,000 acres of wooded land with more than 300,000 veterans and

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