JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate (BMCM) Sherman Byrd is being honored in the first-of-its-kind exhibit by the United States Department of Defense at the Pentagon. A ribbon-cutting ...

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. – A Vietnam veteran, former Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician and retired Navy vice admiral made a lasting difference for his nation. U.S. Navy Vice Adm.

(FOX5/KUSI) — “It took 8 hours and 55 minutes, which was way longer than I thought,” said David Lyman, a retired Navy EOD bomb squad tech who ran the marathon of a lifetime — in a full bomb suit. “The ...

This video by Maria Llanos and Christopher Stachyra tells the story of Sherman Byrd becoming the first Black explosive ordnance disposal technician.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Among the EOD Warrior Foundation's core "pillars" is maintaining the Memorial Wall at the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate (BMCM) Sherman Byrd is being honored in the first-of-its-kind exhibit by the United States ...