Flagler County Veteran of the Week: Robert Burbridge

Burbridge served in Vietnam with the 197th Infantry Brigade, 3rd U.S. Amy.

By David Lydon, Flagler County Veterans Services Officer
| 9:00 a.m. July 25, 2024

Robert Burbridge (right) with Flagler County Veteran Services Coordinator David Lydon.

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Branch of Military: U.S. Army
Dates of Service: 1967-1968
Rank / Occupation: Specialist 5 / Infantry (Personnel Specialist)
Hometown: Grove City, Ohio

Robert Burbridge donated a statue of a United States soldier to the Flagler County Veterans Services Office. Courtesy photo

Robert Burbridge was kind and generous enough to donate a statue of a United States soldier to the Flagler County Veterans Services Office. It stands guard outside the offices of the service officers.

Burbridge is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He volunteered for service and was originally designated a personnel specialist. That changed when he was sent to Vietnam. Burbridge served with the 197th Infantry Brigade, 3rd U.S. Amy. He was a marksman with the M-14 and M-16 rifles and an expert marksman with the M-60 machine gun.

He was thrust into the infantry and was involved in intense close combat operations, earning the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). Upon his honorable discharge from the Army, he also received the following decorations, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze stars, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 device.