Sergeant Alfredo ‘Freddy’ Gonzalez Congressional Gold Medal Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3531 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3531 To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Sergeant Alfredo ``Freddy'' Gonzalez, in recognition of his heroism in the Vietnam War in February 1968. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2025 Ms. De La Cruz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Sergeant Alfredo ``Freddy'' Gonzalez, in recognition of his heroism in the Vietnam War in February 1968. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Sergeant Alfredo `Freddy' Gonzalez Congressional Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Alfredo Gonzalez was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Vietnam War in February 1968. (2) Gonzalez was born May 23, 1946, in Edinburg, Texas. He graduated from Lamar Grammar School, 1955, and from Edinburg High School, 1965. (3) Gonzalez enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at San Antonio, Texas, June 3, 1965, and was discharged to enlist as an active-duty Marine, July 6, 1965. (4) He completed recruit training with the 3d Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, September 1965, and individual combat training with the 2d Battalion, 2d Infantry Training Regiment, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California, October 1965. (5) After completing individual combat training, he became a rifleman with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and served in that capacity until January 1966. Following this, he saw a one- year tour of d