Sgt. Robert T. Floyd

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Sgt. Floyd will be recognized and his family honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Bear’s Mill.

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GREENVILLE — On Saturday, Oct. 26, 4 p.m., Fort GreeneVille Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution is honoring the family of Sgt. Robert E. Floyd, United States Army. The ceremony will take place at the Bear’s Mill Vietnam Memorial. The public is invited to attend.

Sgt. Robert E. Floyd was drafted in the United States Army. The Bradford native was born on May 15, 1947, and died March 31, 1968, in Gio Linh Plain, South Vietnam, Quang Tri Province. Floyd began his tour on Jan. 1, 1968 as light weapons infantry attached to the 9th Infantry Division, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, C Troop. He is buried at Harris Creek Cemetery in Bradford.

The Fort GreeneVille Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), as an official and proud partner with the United State of America Vietnam War Commemoration, continue its recognition of Vietnam veterans who didn’t come home. The local chapter is continuing its efforts to recognize the families of local men killed while serving during that war.