JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2022) Cynthia Conners, the daughter of Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Sherman Byrd, stands by for the presentation of a city resolution named in honor of her father during a council meeting at Jacksonville City Hall, Feb. 22, 2022. Master Chief Byrd was the first Black explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician in the armed forces.

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