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Newsom Clears Way for Study of Orange County Veterans Cemetery Potential Site

September 29, 2022
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The effort to build a veterans cemetery in Orange County cleared another hurdle Sept. 27 after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to allow the study of a potential site for the project. Assembly Bill 1595, authored by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton), requires the state veterans’ department to study, design, and construct a state-owned and state-operated…

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California Lawmakers Boost Orange County Veterans Cemetery Plans

September 1, 2022
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Dee DiCostanzo began to cry as she shared memories of her father John. John DiCostanzo died six years ago, expecting to be buried nearby at the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Irvine. After all, the City of Irvine had approved the 125-acre site in 2014 to build a federally recognized veterans cemetery….

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Orange County Supervisors Fund First Responders Cemetery

July 7, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Final taps will be played for Orange County’s police and firefighters at a special, 10-acre section next to the new Southern California Veterans Cemetery site that soon should be built in Anaheim Hills. It will be the first cemetery in the nation dedicated to first responders. On June 28, the Orange County Supervisors…

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Proponents of Irvine Veterans Cemetery Raise Concerns to State Legislators About Anaheim’s Site

January 11, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—One month after a Veterans Cemetery broke ground in Anaheim, members of a group pushing to build the cemetery at Irvine’s Great Park sent a letter to state officials detailing issues with Anaheim’s site. The Veterans for the ARDA Site Cemetery sent the Jan. 6 letter to state legislators and the California Department of…

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