[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 35 (Thursday, March 11, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E364]
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   HONORING THE LIFE, SERVICE, AND WORK OF MAJ. GEN. HUGH G. ROBINSON

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 11, 2010

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today in 
remembrance of a great American, Maj. Gen. Hugh G. Robinson, who passed 
away on March 1, 2010 at the age of 77.
  General Robinson was an outstanding civic leader in the Dallas 
community, and as a decorated Vietnam War veteran who served in the 
Army from 1954 to 1983, he was an inspiration to countless individuals 
across the city. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the United 
States Military Academy at West Point where he received a bachelor's 
degree before completing graduate studies at the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology. During his time in Vietnam, he received an Air 
Medal, a Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, and an Army Commendation 
Medal for his work commanding the 39th Engineer Battalion and serving 
as an executive officer of the 45th Engineer Group. He later returned 
to Washington, D.C. where he served at the Pentagon and in President 
Lyndon B. Johnson's White House where he became the first African-
American Army aide to a President.
  After leaving the military in 1983, General Robinson settled in 
Dallas where he served on the board of directors of several 
corporations including Southland Corp. and Belo Corp. He was active in 
the New Way Christian Outreach Church in Dallas, and along with his 
wife, adopted 13 foster children.
  Madam Speaker, Maj. Gen. Robinson was regarded as a true hero in the 
Dallas community, and I ask my fellow colleagues to join me today in 
honoring his life and service. He was an inspiration to us all and will 
be truly missed.

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