Some Irvine, Calif. residents say they’re concerned about the location of a planned State Veterans Memorial Park. One group of protesters during a May 25 rally said they’d like the cemetery to be placed at the former El Toro Marine Base, while another group called for it to be placed elsewhere, away from homes and elementary schools. Despite the two different groups being on opposite sides of the issue, they said they wanted to come together to mutually protest city council being silent on the issue. The veterans group that wants the cemetery placed at the El Toro Marine Base, also known as the ARDA site, said it would make an ideal location because troops were once deployed from the site. Additionally, the site still has its control tower and aircraft hangers, which could be repurposed as lasting tributes to the thousands of men and women who served at the base, supporters said The ARDA site has been under consideration since …
Opposing Groups Unite to Express Cemetery Concerns
May 28, 2021
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