Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, and Sgt. Maj. William T. Sower, the sergeant major of 1st Marine Division presents a Silver Star to Marine Corps 1st Lt. Philip H. Sauer’s siblings at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 24, 2018. The Silver Star was presented posthumously to Sauer for his actions while serving with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines in the Republic of Vietnam on April 24, 1967. ( Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Kierkegaard)

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