[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 51 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E371-E372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALLEN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER ARMY SERGEANT FIRST 
                  CLASS (SFC) CHRISTOPHER LEE ROBINSON

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 2017

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in memory of Army 
Sergeant First Class (SFC) Christopher Lee Robinson who paid the 
ultimate sacrifice while defending our nation on March 25, 2006, during 
Operation Enduring Freedom. SFC Robinson was wounded during an ambush 
in Helmond Province, Afghanistan. Master Sergeant Reese Robbins, a 
Pelahatchie resident, who was injured during the attack, accompanied 
Robinson's body back to the United States. SFC Robinson was the first 
Mississippi National Guard soldier to die in Afghanistan.
  SFC Robinson was assigned to the 27th Battalion, 20th Special Forces 
Group, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi. SFC 
Robinson, a Madison County resident, joined the Army after graduating 
from Madison-Ridgeland High School in 1987. He followed in the 
footsteps of his father, George Robinson, who also served in the Army. 
SFC Robinson was previously deployed with his Special Forces unit to 
Haiti, Honduras and Panama among other countries.
  ``We once again are painfully reminded of the high cost of freedom,'' 
Major General (ret.) Harold Cross, Adjutant General of the Mississippi 
National Guard, said. ``Chris was one of our state's and nation's 
finest, and he will be greatly missed.''
  He is survived by his wife, Tamara Robbins and their children Savanah 
and Patrick. ``He just loved everything about military service,'' 
Tamara said. ``He wanted to do something for our country. There was 
never a question about it. Our children are so proud of him.''
  SFC Robinson devoted his life to the safety of our nation. He will 
always be remembered for his service and deep love for family and 
friends.
  ``Chris consistently displayed bravery by volunteering for hard 
deployments and dangerous missions,'' said Sergeant Major (ret.) Mike 
Patterson, who served with SFC Robinson. ``Chris had the ability to 
handle combat in a very deliberate way, yet remain compassionate for 
people and the unintended consequences of war thrust upon human 
beings.''
  The first sentence in The Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer, ``No 
one is more professional than I'', describes the level of competence 
and professionalism that Chris maintained throughout his life in and 
out of uniform.
  As a Special Forces, Green Beret soldier, SFC Robinson was truly the 
best of the best.

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