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Arnulfo Valdez received the Purple Heart for a wound he received while fighting in the Phillipines in June of 1945. He was wounded twice in the Phillipines.
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World War II veteran Arnulfo Valdez still has the Japanese sword he grabbed from a fallen Japanese soldier. Details about the sword and Valdez' service are sketchy but he will say "I did a lot of fighting."
The War Years – Special Section
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