The hero

As he showed his natural skills on warfare techniques he also showed a very special passion to help others.
He had faced multiple challenges in life and had been emotionally affected by war and the terrific images of death. War affected him in a great range but inside him, he never stopped thinking of the great good that his service would do after all that dark time was over.
He also had very good communication skills and was a very respectable member of the Marine Corps.

documentation

Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion

1st Marine Division at the Joan of Arch Church

after the battle.

Sergeant Gonzalez platoon was in Alpha Company.

Credit: Museum of History - Edinburg TX.

Picture: Eliana Calderon

                                         

Gravestone of Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez

Hillcrest Memorial, Edinburg, Texas

Credit : Eliana Calderon 

 

North Vietnamese B-40 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) non functional.

Circa 1968

Derived from the Soviet RPG-2 ROCKET

propelled grenade was fired from a hand held launcher.

A B-40 felled Sgt. Gonzalez

MOSTH Collection

Donor:Dr. Scott Garrett.

Marine Corps guidon or unit flag,from Alpha Company, First Battalion, First Marine Division

Fleet Marine Force,circa 1968

On january 31,1968 it remained at Phu Bai

when the Marines left the Hue

MOSTH Collection

Museum of history -Edinburg tx.

Information :

Alfredo Gonzalez was born in Edinburg Texas on May 23, 1946, he is one of the most recognized personalities in such area due to many of his accomplishments. He died at the early age of 21 protecting his comrades on February 4,1968 during the Vietnam War in KIA in Hue City Vietnam.

The departure

After the death fo the young Hero , the Gonzalez family contributed to many organizations that were military related. The Gonzalez family received Freddy's medals and official uniform as a memory and award and decoration.
As in today, the Gonzalez family celebrates Veterans day with a great respect. They mostly gather together and talk about memories and special anecdotes they had with the young soldier.

Close friends, family, and even the community remember the brave man that gave his life to protect us as a country. The loss and impact made by his death was great, many of the places in the Edinburg area were named after him as a tribute and a way to show respect and honor.

The Edinburg Memorial Park, a street, one of the Edinburg High Schools and Elementary schools,a veterans home in Edinburg and many places more hold the precious name of the brave soldier, and revive the history that make us so  proud.

pictures and documentation

Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez 

Exhibition - Museum of History Edinburg Tx. 

Photograph: Eliana Calderon

 Sgt. Gonzalez

Exhibition - Museum of History Edinburg Tx. 

Photograph: Eliana Calderon

 Picture of the description given of the model of Sgt. Gonzalez 

Location: Museum of History Edinburg Tx. 

Photograph : Eliana Calderon