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Gilroy-Area Vietnam War Veterans Meet With Rotary Club: Photos

The veterans are featured in a new documentary about the Vietnam War, and previewed the film with the Gilroy After Hours Rotary Club.

GILROY, CA — Vietnam War veterans from the Gilroy area met with the Gilroy After Hours Rotary Club on Tuesday in advance of a new documentary about their experiences in the war.

Ralph Marquez, John Ceballos, Alfred Alciate and Ray Sanchez were in attendance at the meeting.

Veterans from Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister and San Juan Bautista, some of whom have never previously shared their stories of war, are featured in the film, "Our Vietnam Veterans."

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L. Mattock Scariot, the director of the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, previewed the film at the meeting.

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