A VETERANS CEMETERY ON THE FORMER FORT ORD IS ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO BEING A REALITY. THAT’S BECAUSE 6.8MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SO THAT CONSTRUCTION CAN BEGIN EITHER LATE THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR. IN PHASE 1, ABOUT 17 ACRES WILL BE DEVELOPED, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE, ROADS AND A MEMORIAL WALKWAY. THE NEW CEMETERY IS EXPECTED TO SERVE MORE THAN 100 THOUSAND VETERANS (AND THEIR FAMILIES).
