The Commodore

The true story of how John Rock aka The Commodore restored the American Flag to Crab Island on Lake Champlain New York. Crab Island was a burial ground during the Battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812. John with brother Commander Michael Rock of American Legion Post 1619 organized a group of volunteers from Clinton County. They called themselves Friends of Crab Island. Together they restored the broken flag pole erected proper grave markers to pay honor to the fallen American soldiers on the anniversary of the Battle of Plattsburgh every September 11th.