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San Juan Capistrano American Legion Post 721

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Here members can find current information regarding the Orange County Veteran's Cemetery. 

The cemetery is now being referred to as SCVC -> "Southern California Veteran's Cemetery - Gypsum Canyon Site".  You can read articles from the Orange County Register from the links below.

Our take : SCVC, if completed, will share a site for a proposed Orange County Public Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon in Anaheim Hills. See the link for a map. The public cemetery will begin construction first. This will save SCVS money needed to grade the Veteran section. However the public cemetery isn't fully approved and might not be built. In that case, SCVC may still be allowed to proceed, but will face additional grading requirements along with the associated costs.

The complete build-out of SCVC is expected to span 100 years allowing for the cemetery to be completed on as-needed basis. The plan entails 10 phases with Phase 1 including the construction of central buildings and infrastructure needed for the operation and maintenance of the Cemetery.

There are legal and funding issues to tackle before grading for Phase 1 can begin. In summary, SCVC  will not be available to our Post Veterans for several years, and unfortunately, it is still possible it may never happen.


For more information, click on the links below


Date: May 29, 2025: Irvine City Council rejects mayor’s renewed call for Great Park veterans cemetery 

Date: May 24, 2025: Irvine Mayor Larry Agran says building Great Park cemetery ‘is the law’ 

Date: July 26, 2024: Results of the Anaheim City Council Meeting and Summary

Date: July 24, 2024: Recent Email regardingAnaheim City Council Meeting

Date: January 26, 2024: OC veterans cemetery would cost $123 million for first phase

 

Final Concept Plan

Map of Gypsum Canyon Location

 

 


May 8, 2024

Wonderful Cemetery News from VALOR

 


October 10, 2025 Update


How Did Irvine Fail to Build a Veterans Cemetery After Nearly a Decade of Debate?

From OC Voice - July 1, 2021