The City of Cypress is pleased to announce the implementation of the "Veteran Recognition Program" to honor and recognize Cypress military veterans.

The program is open to any person who has honorably served in the military. A veteran may be a Cypress resident, have immediate family that resides in Cypress, or work in the City, and may also include veterans who are deceased.

Veterans will be recognized at a Cypress City Council meeting and have a framed biography with photograph displayed in the lobby at City Hall.

If you would like to have a veteran recognized, please complete a Veteran Recognition form and submit it, along with a military photograph if available, to the City Clerk's Office at 5275 Orange Avenue, Cypress, or via email at cityclerk@cypressca.org. Recognition forms are also available at City Hall, the Cypress Community Center and the Cypress Senior Center.

For more information, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (714) 229-6685.

Veteran Recognition Recipients

2025

• Paul Boggs, United States Army
• Peter Smith, United States Army
• Nelson A. Brindle, United States Army
• Brent Gonzales, United States Marine Corps

2024

• Leroy Mills, United States Air Force
• Paul Dunard, United States Navy
• Shane Stipancic, United States Army
• Nichole Zepeda, United States Coast Guard

2023

• Kevin Ong, United States Marine Corps

2020

• Ronald Cabrera, United States Marine Corps, Army Reserves and Army National Guard

2019

• Thomas Barrera, United States Air Force
• Mei Kimura, United States Navy

2018

• James Niua, United States Army
• Jame Grimm, United States Army
• Jack Rector, United States Air Force

2017

• Ronald Kovach, United States Army
• Richard Higgins, United States Army
• James Oslund, United States Army

2016

• Salvatore Micciche, United States Marine Corps
• George Morse, United States Air Force (deceased)
• Robert Shiroshi, United States Army (deceased)
• Robert Wallace, United States Navy (deceased)
• Peter Yurenko, United States Army (deceased)

2015

• Howard Phelps, United States Navy
• Chuck Koester, United States Navy

2014

• Ralph Tillbrook, United States Marine Corps
• Gerry Seymore, United States Navy
• Alex Olea, United States Army

2013

• Elroy Voet, United States Navy