Nearly 400 people — most of whom were Vietnam veterans — gathered on the 50th anniversary of the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam War.

A U.S. Marine dressed in a crisp navy blue uniform stepped out, accompanied by a chaplain. ... During the war in Vietnam, there were around 75 men from Pittsfield who served, ...

Photos, uniforms and other artifacts of US Marine Corps Sgt. Alfredo “Freddy” González are part of an exhibit at the Museum of South Texas History in Edinburg, Texas.

González was a United States Marine Corps sergeant from Edinburg, Texas, who joined the military in the late 1960s and was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

Photos, uniforms and other artifacts of US Marine Corps Sgt. Alfredo “Freddy” González are part of an exhibit at the Museum of South Texas History in Edinburg, Texas.