San Mateo has the distinction of being the first local town to adopt a unit  of the 101st Airborne–the Screaming Eagles–but B'game adopted another company in 2004.  That would be the Bushmasters of B company.  42 members of the 101st are in town for Operation Eagle Visit to celebrate the sister cities of San Mateo, B'game and Hillsborough (who also adopted a unit in 2007) support.  Here's our mayor presenting to the five Bushmasters who are on this trip.

There was a fun, heart-warming reception at Hiller Air museum last night and a barbeque on the lawn of our City Hall today with the Central County firefighters using the mobile Lion's Club grill to serve up burgers, tri-tip and sausages to the hungry troops, visiting vets and various other dignitaries.  Tomorrow there will be big parade to replicate the one San Mateo held after the troops came home from Vietnam (the only such parade in the country)!  It starts at 11am at the SM Caltrain station, goes down Ellsworth, up 4th Ave. and into Central Park for another barbeque.  Chow down with the Screaming Eagles!