Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez, Vietnam War hero

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John W. Flores, John W. Flores
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Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez, Vietnam War hero

Revised edition.

"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"--

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English
Pages
222

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Table of Contents

Part 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.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
Jefferson, North Carolina
Copyright Date
2014

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
959.704/345, B
Library of Congress
U53.G595 F58 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 222 pages
Number of pages
222

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL31182398M
ISBN 10
0786474211
ISBN 13
9780786474219
LCCN
2013047478
OCLC/WorldCat
865574917

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