Adopted Vietnam War unit marks 50th anniversary as San Mateo's own
280 views · Published 23 March 2018 · 1:59 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: ABC7 News Bay Area · 2018 · News & Politics
The Vietnam war generated a lot of protests and dissent, but that didn't stop a Peninsula city from adopting a military unit at a time when soldiers, many of them draftees, needed moral support. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of San Mateo's adoption of the 101st Airborne Division. Full story here: http://abc7ne.ws/2HXpo3Y.
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