Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez, Vietnam War hero
By: John W. Flores ; forewords by Bill Richardson and Capt. Charles Stuppard, U.S. Navy
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780786474219
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Correspondence; Hispanic American soldiers; Biography; Soldiers; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Heroes; Medal of Honor; Hispanic Americans; United States. Marine Corps; United States
Work titles: When the river dreams
Description: "At the age of 21, Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez was killed during the Tet Offensive in Hue City, Vietnam. For his actions defending his platoon, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Later, in 1996, a U.S. Navy warship, the USS Gonzalez, was named after him"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part One. A new little man; title: A struggle from the start; title: A neighborhood of mothers; title: Part Two. Courage of youth; title: Dreams of the very young; title: Whispers from the whirlwind; title: The cyclone of war; title: Part Three. Destinies; title: A proud mama's boy; title: Enlightened will; title: The quagmire of Hue; title: An ancient defense; title: The ordinary supernatural; title: Part Four. Tragedy of war; title: The long way home; title: The new kid; title: Appendix: The legacy of Sgt. Alfred Cantu Gonzalez.