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001 2013047478
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020 $a9780786474219 (softcover : alkaline paper)
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050 00 $aU53.G595$bF58 2014
082 00 $a959.704/345$aB$223
100 1 $aFlores, John W.,$d1958-
240 10 $aWhen the river dreams
245 10 $aMarine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez, Vietnam War hero /$cJohn W. Flores ; forewords by Bill Richardson and Capt. Charles Stuppard, U.S. Navy.
250 $aRevised edition.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c2014.
264 4 $c©2014
300 $axi, 222 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"At the age of 21, Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez was killed during the Tet Offensive in Hue City, Vietnam. For his actions defending his platoon, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Later, in 1996, a U.S. Navy warship, the USS Gonzalez, was named after him"--$cProvided by publisher.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aPart One. A new little man -- A struggle from the start -- A neighborhood of mothers -- Part Two. Courage of youth -- Dreams of the very young -- Whispers from the whirlwind -- The cyclone of war -- Part Three. Destinies -- A proud mama's boy -- Enlightened will -- The quagmire of Hue -- An ancient defense -- The ordinary supernatural -- Part Four. Tragedy of war -- The long way home -- The new kid -- Appendix: The legacy of Sgt. Alfred Cantu Gonzalez.
600 10 $aGonzalez, Freddy,$d1946-1968.
600 10 $aGonzalez, Freddy,$d1946-1968$vCorrespondence.
650 0 $aHispanic American soldiers$vBiography.
650 0 $aSoldiers$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$vBiography.
650 0 $aHeroes$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aMedal of Honor$vBiography.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bMarine Corps$vBiography.
650 0 $aHispanic Americans$zTexas$zEdinburg$vBiography.