Vietnamese And U.S. Veterans Hold First State Convention From: AsianWeek | Date: April 8, 1994| Author: Sam Chu Lin | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

AsianWeek

04-08-1994

Vietnamese And U.S. Veterans Hold First State Convention.

By Sam Chu Lin

SAN JOSE -- On March 26, a passerby might have thought that Overfelt High School in San Jose might have been the backdrop for a motion picture. Veterans garbed in camouflaged fatigues, combat boots and purple berets were directing traffic. Long strings of miniature U.S. and South Vietnamese flags were stretched across the entrance way leading to the school. Bo...

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