31JAN-04FEB1968: Leading a platoon in Vietnam, Sgt Alfredo Gonzalez and the men of A Co. 1/1 Marines were called upon as the Tet Offensive kicked off and the city of Hue fell. Asked to move to Hue to reinforce and clear out NVA and VC elements, Sgt Gonzalez and his men took off, headed for their first taste of urban combat. Entering the city from the south, Sgt Gonzalez and his men were quickly attacked by an entrenched enemy raining down a heavy volume of rocket and small arms fire. Without missing a beat, Gonzalez lept from his truck and began organizing his men to assault and clear the nearby buildings that were crawling with enemy fighters. After opening a path for the vehicles, Gonzalez then saw a wounded Marine exposed in the street. Running through enemy fire, Gonzalez picked up the Marine and returned him to friendly lines, himself being wounded in the process. Refusing medical evacuation, Gonzalez stayed with his men and went on to assault and destroy yet another enemy machine gun bunker that day. Gonzalez would stay with his men and continue the fight for four more days before he was hit and killed by enemy fire on 04FEB1968. For his incredibly heroic acts during the Battle of Hue, Sgt Alfredo Gonzalez would be awarded, posthumously, the Medal of Honor.

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