http://www.historynet.com/sergeant-alfredo-freddy-gonzalez-marines-sacrifice-in-the-battle-of-hue.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sergeant-alfredo-freddy-gonzalez-marines-sacrifice-in-the-battle-of-hue From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.historynet.com/sergeant-alfredo-freddy-gonzalez-marines-sacrifice-in-the-battle-of-hue.htm#comment-655355 John Flores Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:34:13 +0000 #comment-655355 To Enrique Gonzalez: I wrote the book about Sgt. Gonzalez, and that article. Freddy would be honored, or wherever he is now he is certainly honored, that you got the tattoo in his name. The portrait. That says a lot about who you are and what you value. Too bad the Marine Corps did not take you. But at least you can live the way he would have, given the chance. He was at heart a good man, caught in the fire storm of Vietnam. Had he lived, he'd have a wife and kids, and would be close to retirement as a football coach at his beloved Edinburg High School! That's what he wanted. Thanks for your comment. I have a new book coming out on his life, his mother's life, and the warship named for him, titled: Fields of Honor, by Texas Tech University Press. It's scheduled for release next year. My email is: marinehawaii@gmail.com. Contact me and I will send a book to you next year. To Enrique Gonzalez: I wrote the book about Sgt. Gonzalez, and that article. Freddy would be honored, or wherever he is now he is certainly honored, that you got the tattoo in his name. The portrait. That says a lot about who you are and what you value.
Too bad the Marine Corps did not take you. But at least you can live the way he would have, given the chance. He was at heart a good man, caught in the fire storm of Vietnam. Had he lived, he'd have a wife and kids, and would be close to retirement as a football coach at his beloved Edinburg High School! That's what he wanted.
Thanks for your comment. I have a new book coming out on his life, his mother's life, and the warship named for him, titled: Fields of Honor, by Texas Tech University Press. It's scheduled for release next year. My email is: marinehawaii@gmail.com. Contact me and I will send a book to you next year.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/sergeant-alfredo-freddy-gonzalez-marines-sacrifice-in-the-battle-of-hue.htm#comment-543467 enrique gonzalez Sun, 01 May 2011 05:33:48 +0000 #comment-543467 i tried to join the u.s marines in 1990 to be part of operation desert storm i couldnt pass the asvab so i never joined ive always loved the marine corps,when i read sergeant ALFRED GONZALEZ story i would tell my self that is exactly the type of marine i would have been,i love the sergeants story so much i try to live the way he would have lived i got a tattoo portrait of the sergeant extreamly detailed and letters also that read SGT ALFREDO GONZALEZ U.S. MARINES RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR IN OPERATION HUE CITY 1968 i tried to join the u.s marines in 1990 to be part of operation desert storm i couldnt pass the asvab so i never joined ive always loved the marine corps,when i read sergeant ALFRED GONZALEZ story i would tell my self that is exactly the type of marine i would have been,i love the sergeants story so much i try to live the way he would have lived i got a tattoo portrait of the sergeant extreamly detailed and letters also that read SGT ALFREDO GONZALEZ U.S. MARINES RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR IN OPERATION HUE CITY 1968

]]> http://www.historynet.com/sergeant-alfredo-freddy-gonzalez-marines-sacrifice-in-the-battle-of-hue.htm#comment-518927 vanessa garcia Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:38:03 +0000 #comment-518927 he was such a brave man to do wat he did he was such a brave man to do wat he did

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