[Billie]

[Billie]

Good morning, FReeper Family,

I hope you'll come and say hello to our special FReeper today, and then keep coming back, as there will be surprises throughout the day! You will be treated to photos you've never seen before!

[Aquamarine]

Thank you Jim, Sheila and Chris for being such faithful Patriots!

Click on the pic

[jwfiv]

Big huge thank yous for today's thread, Billie.

Big huge thank yous for our magnificent FR to you, Mr. Jim. Words just can't say it. Muchas gracias.

[Mixer]

Another incredible tribute. Thanks to all who care so much about FR and about our great country.

[Diver Dave]

Good Morning! FR's Finest today is certainly FR's Finest.

Congratulations Jim and Sheila. Thanks for your vision and practical application of that vision. Thanks also to Chris and John. What a family!

Count me as one of the lucky FReepers who has been able to FReep with our Commanding Officer on many occasions.

Salute to the boss!

[stainlessbanner]

Hey Ya'll - Gooooood Morning!

Nice job on today's tribute - very creative : )
JimRob - Congratulations....Much Respect and Admiration.

[sweetliberty]

Thanks for calling my attention to this thread Loddy. What an excellent and well deserved tribute to our personal FR hero. FR is my home online as well. It is where I come for news and events, for an education, for entertainment, and to socialize. I can't imagine the internet (or life) without FR.

Jim, you're one of a kind. God bless you and Shiela and John and empower you to keep doing what you do. You are making a difference.

[iconoclast]

Beautiful tribute!

[Carolina]

Thank you, Jim, for all that you do for freedom and liberty.

[Militiaman7]

Freeper Rally Cry, "EAGLES UP!"

Saluting: Mr. and Mr. FR, Jim and Shelia Robinson

Jim Robinson at March for Justice

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Jim Robinson's Military Service:

US Navy: Enlisted 1965 - 1969, Honorable Discharge

Rating: Third Class Petty Officer, Interior Communications Electrician. Was eligible for promotion to Second Class Petty Officer, but elected not to extend enlistment.

Sea Duty: USS Higbee (DD806), USS Hull (DD945), USS Wiltsie (DD716). Home ports: Long Beach; San Diego; Mare Island; Yokosuka, Japan; Subic Bay, Philippines. Other Ports of call: Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Chilung (Keelung), Midway, Guam, Pearl Harbor, Bremerton, WA

Action: Cruised to WestPac, in 1965 - 1966, and 1967 - 1968, aboard the destroyers Higbee and Hull, engaged enemy off the coast of Vietnam while delivering Naval gunfire support to forces ashore.

Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation

"On 19 January 1968 the veteran destroyer [USS Hull DD945] began her third and most recent Vietnam deployment. Conducting shore bombardment missions along the south coast and in the Demilitarized Zone, Hull poured over 25,000 rounds of five-inch ammunition into enemy strongholds and destroyed or damaged over 220 structures and bunkers. On seven occasions North Vietnamese gunners in the DMZ took her under fire, but in each instance she managed to escape damage while directing a barrage of her own fire at the attacking batteries. As a result of her performance during this deployment, the ship was awarded the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation."

[dixie sass]

I first met Jim Robinson via the internet, and of course that was here at FR. Then in 2000, the South Carolina Chapter held it's first Rally at which Linda Tripp made her first public appearance after the impeachment and all of her legal problems.

We knew that BobJ would be there, Clarity, Nick Danger and others that were regulars on FR, but it was unclear whether or not JimRob was going to be there, in fact I didn't know until the last minute that he was here.

I had heard so much about this man, that in my mind, I saw him as ten feet tall - somewhat of a Paul Bunyan/Pecos Pete/Superman person, larger than life and able to leap tall building in a single leap etc., anyway you get the picture - what I found instead was a very quiet, shy man who was concerned about his country and the people in it. And to this day, I believe someone who is still stunned by what he started.

That Saturday after a full day of seminars, I watched JimRob, J.J. Johnson, Cynic, Alligator Eyes and others sagging and tired until I introduced a speaker by the name of Van Jenerette - as Van spoke I watched JimRob suddenly come alive - you could see the passion for the subject on his face - it was the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Thus was formed my impression of the man - shy, quiet, but passionate about his beliefs. I later met Jim at the Ignauration Ball and found him no different.

From JimRob, I learned it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican, Libertarian or Green, what does matter is: DO YOU LOVE YOUR COUNTRY? DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS AS WRITTEN BY THE FRAMERS? DO YOU CARE ENOUGH? 'Cause you see, he's a democrat and I'm a republican - but we both love our country and are seeking the the goals.

So thank you JimRob for giving me and others a place to spout off, thank you for the various chapters that have sprung up across the nation, but most of all thank you for caring enough for your country to do something about it!

PS: better duck - I'm getting ready to plant a smooch on your cheek and hug your neck!

[Slip18]

I can't wait to read this thread, Billie!

Thanks to Dittomom for pinging me to it!

[MeekOneGOP]

Sorry I'm late gettin' here, Teach ! The dog ate my paper !

[Jim Robinson]

Hello everyone. Thank you for the great thread. I'm loving it (LOL). I love everything about Free Republic, especially the FReepers.

FReegards,

Jim Robinson

[Darlin']

Billie, JustAmy, Mama_Bear, daisyscarlett, ST.LOUIE1
Hey Y'all. I want to thank all of you for making this wonderful thread possible. I've long admired your individual creativity and talents but today I'm expecially enjoying your collective efforts.

Mr Robinson,

I'm so pleased to have an opportunity to participate in this tribute to you and Mrs Robinson. Thank you for your service to our country. Thirty plus years ago, when we were embroiled in an unpopular conflict thousands of miles from home, a young Jim Robinson answered his nation's call to duty. You willingly sacrificed a part of your youth at great personal risk for the sake of others, in defense of freedom and because it was the right thing to do. Your tireless devotion, courage and unwavering patriotism inspire and encourage me.

Today so many of our young people are once again in harms way. They are thousands of miles from home and away from their loved ones. To be sure they're engaged in a just and worthy cause and they too are prepared to risk it all to defend and to preserve the privileges of freedom for America and for the world. They, too, have answered the calling of a higher cause because it is the right thing to do. We can never adequately express our gratitude to them or to all previous generations in whose footsteps they follow. What we can do is support them and acknowledge their selfless dedication to preserving life as we know it for future generations of patriots who will inevitably one day find themselves following in their large footsteps.

Through FR you have continued your efforts to promote and protect our freedom and that of freedom loving people everywhere. In the midst of 9-11, as the horrible weight of that day unfolded and settled in on each of us, you again came forward in defense of our country and it's leadership. I was struck by the moral clarity of your purpose and determination to support our president, our troops and the very foundations of our country. Again, you answered the call because it was the right thing to do.

Congratulations to you and to your bride. I hope you both enjoy all the heartfelt good wishes coming your way today from so many of us grateful FReepers. Thank you for all you do to make this forum possible.

[mtngrl@vrwc]

What a pleasure it is to get home from a mini-vacation in San Francisco only to hook up the old 'puter and find that Jim and Sheila Robinson are being featured on FR's Finest!

Jim and Sheila are two of my favorite people in the world! Jim is such a devoted patriot and all around good guy. Sheila is such a cut up and so much fun! I am honored to be able to FReep the peaceniks (and go out to dinner afterwards) with these two great Americans nearly every Friday night.

I admire the two of you so much!

[CounterCounterCulture]

Enjoying the stroll down memory lane...well, it's not my memory but memorable nonetheless.

[Gabz]

What a superb job you and your team did on this thred today saluteing the Finest of the Freeper Finest.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Bump!!