Downloading PDF Email Attachments

I emailed myself a PDF attachment I can view it and dowload it via email but is there a way to save the attachment to the phone or do I have to keep it attached to my email ?

No. You cannot save it. Leave it in your e-mail if you need to save it.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf
You could also use an App that allows wi-fi file storage

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