IVC Helps Veterans Succeed
One of the little known, but extremely important programs at Irvine Valley College (IVC), is the...
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Category: Veterans Corner
We’re Planting Signs in Irvine Neighborhoods in Support of the Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery
Hundreds of my fellow Irvine residents have joined me in planting a Build It NOW! sign in our front yards to remind our neighbors to only vote for those candidates who truly support veterans and our families.
Two Longtime Irvine Residents Share Memories of Working at the Former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station at the Great Park
Irvine Community News & Views recently caught up with longtime Irvine residents Ted Bernez and Tony Rivas. Both men worked for more than 20 years at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS El Toro) at what is now Irvine’s Great Park.
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Veterans Corner: An Update on the State Veterans Cemetery
If you have followed the saga of the Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery, you know that there have been endless efforts to move our promised Veterans Cemetery from the ARDA site — the site overwhelmingly preferred and approved by Irvine veterans and voters.
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Welcome to the Veterans Corner!
My name is Frank McGill. I am an Air Force veteran and Chair of the Veterans for the ARDA Site Cemetery organization, representing more than 2,000 Orange County veterans and their families.
If you have followed the saga of the Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery over the years, you know that there have been endless efforts to move our promised Veterans Cemetery from the ARDA site — the site overwhelmingly preferred and approved by Irvine veterans and voters.
The latest proposed site is 20 miles outside of Irvine, near the Riverside County line.
Veterans Corner: The Mayor & Council Should Respect the Will of the People!
My name is Ed Pope. I am a U.S. Army veteran and a 50-year Irvine resident who has been working to preserve and honor our City’s history with the old El Toro Marine Corps Air Station — which is now the Great Park.
Through two signature-gathering efforts and an election, the voters in Irvine have made it clear that they support a beautiful Veterans Memorial Park & Cemetery on the former military base at the Great Park to honor the memory of the base and our City’s military history. But, the will of the people continues to be ignored.
I served in Berlin during the height of the Cold War and saw firsthand what silencing the people in East Berlin looked like. I learned how important it is for the voices of the people to be heard … and heeded.
When I came home, I spent 35 years teaching my students that your vote is your voice in America. And that, through the ballot, the will of the people always prevails. Except, it seems, here in Irvine.
Our New Veterans Corner Series Continues to Grow
In February, Irvine Community News & Views launched a new series of articles: The Veterans...
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