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Vicente Gonzalez: “Sergeant Gonzalez was killed in action February 4, 1968.”

Featuring: Vicente Gonzalez, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 34

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Congressman Vicente Gonzalez Speech on Removal of Sgt. Freddy Gonzalez from Naval History Website

Published | Video Starts at 00:13

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today on behalf of our South Texas war hero, Sergeant Alfredo Freddy Gonzalez. A hero who will never be forgotten. Sergeant Gonzalez was killed in action February 4, 1968. and history is clear. He was a Marine sergeant in charge of a third platoon command near Hue City, Vietnam. His company came under heavy fire for days. (00:13–00:18)

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Asserts the date of Sergeant Alfredo Freddy Gonzalez's death.

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