Spc. Philip Schiller
Fallen Hero's Funeral Services
April 24, 2012 Dallas, TX, Army Spc. Philip C.S. Schiller, was laid to rest with
full Military Honors at the DFW National Cemetery.
He was a 2010 graduate
of The Colony High School — died April 11, 2012 in Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, while defending his unit despite his own mortal chest wound.
Relatives
of troop members who were in the battle told his family that Spc. Schiller
continued to provide machine gun cover for his unit during an enemy attack. He
received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart
for his actions.
Spc. Schiller was born in Hartford, Conn., and grew up
in nearby Barkhamsted.
In 2009 he moved to The Colony to live with his sister, Courtney Schiller. "My
brother was a fun-loving person and wanted to always help everyone in every way
he could," his sister was quoted in a local paper, and said. "He was my best
friend."
She talked to her brother by telephone six days before he was
killed.
He had visited North Texas last month, before his deployment.
During his senior year at The Colony High School, Spc. Schiller participated
in JROTC. Spc. Schiller enlisted a few weeks after he graduated from high school
and completed basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., in August 2010. He was
assigned to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., that fall and was deployed to
Afghanistan in March 2012.
He joined the Army ... because he wanted to be
a police officer when he got out. That was his dream," his sister said.
In addition to his sister, Spc. Schiller is survived by his mother, Robin Larsen
of Dallas; his father, Erik Schiller of Winsted, Conn.; and three grandparents.
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Relatives
of troop members who were in the battle told his family that Spc. Schiller
continued to provide machine gun cover for his unit during an enemy attack. He
received the 
