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On October 3, 1967, Colonial F.J. Gilhuly awarded Sergeant Philip E. Ayers the Navy Commendation Metal for service as set forth in the following citation: "For heroic achievement while serving as a squad leader with Company "G", 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines with the 3rd Marine Division in connection with operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam. On May 17, 1967, during Operation Prairie IV near Phu Oc in Quang Tri Province, Corporal Ayers' Squad which was maneuvering to a posi...