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02416aam a2200433 i 4500 001 62F332246B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 131126t20142014ncua 001 0beng 010 $a 2013047478 020 $a 0786474211 (softcover : alkaline paper) 020 $a 9780786474219 (softcover : alkaline paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)865574917 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-tx $a a-vt--- $a n-us-tx 050 00 $a U53 G595 F58 2014 100 1 $a Flores, John W., $d 1958- 240 10 $a When the river dreams 245 10 $a Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez, Vietnam War hero / $c John W. Flores ; forewords by Bill Richardson and Capt. Charles Stuppard, U.S. Navy. 250 $a Revised edition. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2014] 300 $a xi, 222 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a 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. 600 10 $a Gonzalez, Freddy, $d 1946-1968. 600 10 $a Gonzalez, Freddy, $d 1946-1968 $v Correspondence. 650 0 $a Hispanic American soldiers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Soldiers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975 $v Biography. 650 0 $a Heroes $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Medal of Honor $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Marine Corps $v Biography. 650 0 $a Hispanic Americans $z Edinburg $z Edinburg $v Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826085503.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=62F332246B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search