MOULTRIE — Floyd W. Crosby Jr. holds his 4-month old daughter, Susan, for the first time as his mother, Hazel; wife, Carol, and brother, Dale, share this most precious moment. A member of the 101st Airborne Division, Crosby served in Hue, Vietnam, in 1968. Son of Floyd W. Crosby Sr., he’s the father of Christy and Susan, brother of Dale G. Crosby and Joyce Knight, and grandfather of six grandchildren.
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Floyd W. Crosby Jr. holds his 4-month old daughter, Susan, for the first time as his mother, Hazel; wife, Carol, and brother, Dale, share this most precious moment. A member of the 101st Airborne Division, Crosby served in Hue, Vietnam, in 1968. Son of Floyd W. Crosby Sr., he’s the father of Christy and Susan, brother of Dale G. Crosby and Joyce Knight, and grandfather of six grandchildren.
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“Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001?” is a phrase that brings an immediate reaction in people and they can tell you right where they were. But before that, another phrase brought a similar reaction — “Where were you on Dec. 7, 1941?” — the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
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