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10 May 68
Dear Mom,
Today I received my award. Would you believe a Silver Star! To say the least, I’m quite proud of myself, but I’m no hero. Heroes are for the Late Show. I was just trying to help a couple of guys who needed help…
Love, Phil
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Sp/4 Phillip C. Arterbury was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, operating in III Corps from the Parrot’s Beak to Saigon, October 1967-October 1968. When the Memorial was dedicated in 1985, he was working as a silver trader in Beverly Hills, California.
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