OC Veterans Cemetery Gets on Federal Funding List, Faces Priority Hurdle

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Orange County’s veterans cemetery that’s spent over a decade in limbo is finally in line for federal funding – but there’s a catch. Right now, there are 26 other projects ahead of OC’s first veterans cemetery, according to a funding priority list unveiled by the federal Department of Veterans Administration on Wednesday. [Read: How Did Irvine Fail to Build a Veterans Cemetery After Nearly a Decade of Debate?] The Gypsum Canyon Cemetery is the highest priority project in California. “We call on California’s Commander-in-Chief, Governor Gavin Newsom, to immediately take possession of the Gypsum Canyon property,” Berardino wrote.