Alfredo Cantu "Freddy" Gonzalez was a United States Marine Corps Sergeant who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for service in the Battle of Huế during the Vietnam War.
Medal of Honor recipient Sgt Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez
Dolia Gonzalez accepts a painting of her son from Commander Brian Fort during a change of command ceremony for the USS Gonzalez in 2009
The Battle of Huế, was a major battle in the Tết Offensive launched by North Vietnam and the Việt Cộng during the Vietnam War. Initially losing control of most of Huế and its surroundings, the combined forces of South Vietnam and the United States gradually recaptured the city after a little over one month of intense fighting. The battle was one of the longest and bloodiest of the war, causing it to negatively affect the American public perception of the war. The battle is widely considered to be one of the toughest and most intense urban battles ever fought.
Marines from A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, engaged in house-to-house combat in Huế in February 1968
Hue: the initial dispositions
Tây Lộc airfield
U.S. Marines clear buildings in southern Huế supported by tanks