JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2022) Cynthia Conners, the daughter of Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Sherman Byrd, poses for a photo with the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) unit from Jacksonville University, active duty explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians, and her family following the presentation of a resolution named in honor of her father 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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