Flagler County Veteran of the Week: Danny Peyton

Thank you for your example of service and bravery.

By David Lydon
| 7:00 a.m. January 8, 2023

Palm Coast Observer
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Robert “Danny” Peyton

Branch of Military: U.S. Marine Corps
Dates of Service: 1960-1964
Rank/Occupation: Lance corporal/anti-tank assaultman
Hometown: Leesburg, Virginia

Danny Peyton was an apprentice carpenter before enlisting in the Marine Corps. In the Corps, he was assigned to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Marine Corps Station, Quantico, Virginia. Peyton went underway aboard the USS Monrovia, APA 31, to Purto Scudo, Sardenia; Naples, Italy; and Corsica, France. He, along with fellow Marines, was dispatched to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in support of the Cuban missile blockade in 1962. When Peyton was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, he returned to Virginia and worked as a crane operator in the Washington, D.C. area for the next 40 years. He moved to Palm Coast in 2002 after discovering the city during a trip to Daytona Beach Bike Week. Peyton is a race car enthusiast and has owned some fast cars of his own. He’s a big fan of Chick-fil-A.

Need help with veteran services?

For information about benefits available to veterans, and other support organizations, visit flaglercounty.gov/departments/veterans-services or call 386-313-4014.