,i #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ceca ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #ba1 #bjbe ,ms4 ,de ,la ,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ,a ,,bill ,to po/hum\sly aw>d a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,s]geant ,alfr$o ,fr$dy ,gonzalez1 9 recognition ( 8 h]oism 9 ! ,vietnam ,w> 9 ,febru>y #aifh4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,s]geant ,alfr$o #8,fr$dy' ,gonzalez ,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,alfr$o ,gonzalez 0 po/hum\sly aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor = h]oism 9 ! ,vietnam ,w> 9 ,febru>y #aifh4 7#b7 ,gonzalez 0 born ,may #bc1 #aidf1 9 ,ed9burg1 ,texas4 ,he graduat$ f ,lam> ,gramm> ,s*ool1 #aiee1 & f ,ed9burg ,high ,s*ool1 #aife4 7#c7 ,gonzalez enli/$ 9 ! ,u4,s4 ,m>9e ,corps ,res]ve at ,san ,antonio1 ,texas1 ,june #c1 #aife1 & 0 dis*>g$ to enli/ z an active-duty ,m>9e1 ,july #f1 #aife4 7#d7 ,he complet$ recruit tra9+ ) ! #c;d ,recruit ,tra9+ ,battalion1 ,m>9e ,corps ,recruit ,depot1 ,san ,diego1 ,septemb] #aife1 & individual combat tra9+ ) ! #b;d ,battalion1 #b;d ,infantry ,tra9+ ,regim5t1 ,m>9e ,corps ,base1 ,camp ,p5dleton1 ,cali=nia1 ,octob] #aife4 7#e7 ,aft] complet+ individual combat tra9+1 he became a rifleman ) ,headqu>t]s & ,s]vice ,company1 #a/ ,reconnaissance ,battalion1 #a/ ,m>9e ,division1 & s]v$ 9 t capacity until ,janu>y #aiff4 ,foll[+ ?is1 he saw a "o-ye> t\r ( duty z a rifleman & squadron lead] ) ,company ,l1 #c;d ,battalion1 #d? ,m>9es1 #c;d ,m>9e ,division4 ,he 0 promot$ to private fir/ class on ,jan4 #a1 #aiff1 to lance corporal on ,oct4 #a1 #aiff1 & to corporal on ,dec4 #a1 #aiff4 7#f7 ,^u return+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,febru>y #aifg1 he jo9$ to #c;d ,replacem5t ,company1 ,/ag+ ,battalion1 ,m>9e ,corps ,base1 ,camp ,p5dleton1 = transf] to ! ,f> ,ea/4 7#g7 ,on ,july #a1 #aifg1 he 0 promot$ to s]geant1 & lat] t mon? arriv$ 9 ! ,republic ( ,vietnam4 ,he s]v$ z a squad lead] & platoon s]geant ) ! #c;d ,platoon1 ,company ,a1 #a/ ,battalion1 #a/ ,m>9es1 #a/ ,m>9e ,division4 7#h7 ,:ile s]v+ z platoon comm&]1 #c;d ,platoon1 ,company ,a1 on #ca ,janu>y #aifh1 dur+ ! initial phase ( ,op]ation ,hue ,city1 ,sgt4 ,gonzalez' unit 0 =m$ z a reaction =ce & deploy$ to ,hue to relieve ! pressure on ! beleagu]$ city4 ,:ile mov+ by truck convoy along ,r\te ,no4 #a1 ne> ! village ( ,lang ,van ,lrong1 ! m>9es receiv$ a heavy volume ( enemy fire4 ,sgt4 ,gonzalez aggressively maneuv]$ ! m>9es 9 8 platoon1 & direct$ _! fire until ! area 0 cle>$ ( snip]s4 ,imm$iately aft] cross+ a riv] s\? ( ,hue1 ! column 0 aga9 hit by int5se enemy fire4 ,"o ( ! m>9es on top ( a tank 0 w\nd$ & fell to ! gr\nd 9 an expos$ position4 ,) complete disreg>d = 8 safety1 ,sgt4 ,gonzalez ran ?r\gh ! fire-swept area to ! assi/ance ( 8 injur$ comrade4 ,he lift$ him up & ?\gh receiv+ fragm5tation w\nds dur+ ! rescue1 he c>ri$ ! w\nd$ m>9e to a cov]$ position = treatm5t4 ,due to ! increas$ volume & accuracy ( enemy fire f a =tifi$ ma*9e-gun bunk] on ! side ( ! road1 ! company 0 tempor>ily halt$4 ,realiz+ ! gravity ( ! situation1 ,sgt4 ,gonzalez expos$ himself to ! enemy fire & mov$ 8 platoon along ! ea/ side ( a bord]+ rice paddy to a dike directly across f ! bunk]4 ,?\gh fully aw>e ( ! dang] involv$1 he mov$ to ! fire-swept road & de/roy$ ! ho/ile position ) h& gr5ades4 ,al?\gh s]i\sly w\nd$ aga9 on #c ,febru>y1 he /eadfa/ly refus$ m$ical treatm5t & cont9u$ to sup]vise 8 m5 & lead ! attack4 ,on #d ,febru>y1 ! enemy _h aga9 p9n$ ! company d[n1 inflict+ heavy casualties ) automatic-weapons & rocket fire4 ,sgt4 ,gonzalez1 utiliz+ a numb] ( light antitank assault weapons1 fe>lessly mov$ f position to position fir+ num]\s r\nds at ! heavily =tifi$ enemy emplacem5ts4 ,he successfully knock$ out a rocket position & suppress$ mu* ( ! enemy fire be=e fall+ mortally w\nd$4 ,! h]oism1 c\rage1 & dynamic lead]%ip display$ by ,sgt4 ,gonzalez reflect$ great cr$it ^u himself & ! ,m>9e ,corps & 7 9 keep+ ) ! highe/ traditions ( ! ,u4,s4 ,naval ,s]vice4 ,he gallantly gave 8 life = 8 c\ntry4 7#i7 ,8 complete li/ ( m$als & decorations include3 ! ,m$al ( ,honor1 ! ,purple ,he>t1 ! ,presid5tial ,unit ,citation1 ! ,national ,def5se ,s]vice ,m$al1 ! ,vietnam ,s]vice ,m$al ) two bronze />s1 ! ,vietnamese ,cross ( ,gallantry ) />1 ! ,vietnamese ,cross ( ,gallantry ) palm1 ! ,milit>y ,m]it ,m$al & ! ,republic ( ,vietnam ,campaign ,m$al4 ,he also s]ves z ! namesake = ,,uss ,gonzalez 7,,ddg #ff74 #c4 ,congressional gold m$al 7a7 ,aw>d au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( appropriate design d$icat$ to ,s]geant ,alfr$o ,gonzalez1 9 recognition ( 8 h]oism 9 ! ,vietnam ,w> 9 ,febru>y #aifh4 7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike ! gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 & inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 7c7 ,museum ( ,s\? ,texas ,hi/ory ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,museum ( ,s\? ,texas ,hi/ory1 :]e x %all be display$ z appropriate & made available = rese>*4 #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$als /ruck "u section #c1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s !re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4 #e4 ,/atus ( m$als 7a7 ,national m$als ,! m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act are national m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic items ,= purposes ( sections #eacd & #eacf ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be consid]$ to be numismatic items4 #f4 ,au?ority to use fund am\nts2 proce$s ( sale 7a7 ,au?ority ,to use fund am\nts ,!re is au?oriz$ to be *>g$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise ,fund su* am\nts z may be necess>y to pay = ! co/s ( ! m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act4 7b7 ,proce$s ( sale ,am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate bronze m$als au?oriz$ "u section #c %all be deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise ,fund4