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Date Posted: 12:38:27 01/07/06 Sat
In reply to:
Whitt
's message, "The Robinson Twins" on 17:48:14 04/19/05 Tue
>Through a contact at the Clarion Ledger I got this
>article that Mr. R. L. Wallace(alias TANK when he was
>a star player at Itawamba Junior College back in the
>40's) mentioned sometime back.
>
>Publication=Clarion-Ledger; Date=14.03.2005;
>Section=Local; Page=1;
>Id=2005031414367934;--------------------------------Twi
>ns' paths converge again in MarinesBrothers, home from
>separate deployments, may serve together in IraqBy
>Lora Hineslohines@clarionledger.comNatchez twins Clint
>and Blane Robinson grew up doing everything together
>until their 2001 graduation from the Mississippi
>National Guard Challenge Academy at Camp Shelby."If
>they were fighting and their sister would take a side,
>they would get together and fight with her," said
>their mother, Cindy Robinson. "Even their little
>sister couldn't butt in."After graduation though, the
>inseparable Robinson twins briefly took diverging
>paths before joining the U.S. Marine Corps. One went
>straight into the Marines. The other went to work at a
>lumber company.After almost two years of separation,
>the twins, who both are corporals, got to spend a week
>together with their family.Clint Robinson, who is
>stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., returned home
>after a seven-month deployment to Iraq.Blane Robinson
>got a week off from his duty in Beaufort, S.C., to see
>his brother. Earlier this year, he returned to the
>United States following a year-long deployment to
>Okinawa, Japan. He returns to South Carolina
>today."It'll be a while before I get to see him
>again," Cindy Robinson said. "It's heartbreaking to
>let them go."She said she and her husband, Dorwin
>Robinson, were thankful to have their sons home at the
>same time."We make every minute count," she said.
>"This is the first time they've been home at the same
>time in one-and-a-half years."Clint Robinson always
>knew he wanted to be in the Marine Corps."I've always
>been fascinated with it," he said. "From the time we
>were kids and playing with G.I. Joes, I knew that's
>what I wanted to do."But Blane Robinson didn't
>immediately feel the same way. He worked for a lumber
>company and was promoted to supervisor before he
>changed paths."I had different goals in life," he
>said. "I liked the look and the image (of the
>Marines). I didn't have any interest in the
>military."Being separated from his twin, however,
>changed Blane Robinson's mind after his brother went
>to boot camp. For once, the twins weren't sharing the
>same experiences."I didn't want to sit there and 30
>years from now wonder about 'what if,' " he said. "I'm
>not a what-ifs person. I just want to go out and
>do."The Robinsons are among at least four sets of
>twins enlisted in the Marines, according to the
>Marines Web site. It's unclear how many more there
>could be.One set of Marine twins has served in Iraq at
>the same time. The Robinsons could be there together,
>too.Blane Robinson expects to be sent to Iraq this
>summer. His brother could go back later this year.Both
>men work in aviation. Clint Robinson prepares
>helicopters and gear for duty. Blane Robinson orders
>helicopter parts and maintains budgets.The twins said
>they would be thrilled to be closer, even if it had to
>be in a war zone."You want to have someone to
>celebrate with you," Blane Robinson said. "We have
>never seen each other get promoted."Clint Robinson
>agreed."The hardest part is when I saw something that
>reminded me of old times," he said. "I'd go to pick up
>the phone to call (Blane) and realize I couldn't."The
>Rev. Aaron McGuffee, pastor of Cliff Temple Baptist
>Church in Natchez, said the twins always have been
>close and felt a duty to their parents. His
>impressions of them have been enhanced since they
>returned."There's a different spirit about them,"
>McGuffee said. "They've grown. I guess it's not just
>the pride they have. It's the understanding of the
>meaning of life itself. They are more appreciative of
>things."PULLOUT QOUTE:"I didn't want to sit there and
>30 years from now wonder about 'what if.' I'm not a
>what-ifs person. I just want to go out and do."Cpl.
>Blane Robinson of Natchez, about enlisting in the
>MarinesPHOTO CAPTIONUSMC Cpl. Clint Robinson (left)
>and his twin brother Cpl. Blane Robinson reunite at
>Jackson/Evers International Airport recently.Brian
>Albert Broom/The
>Clarion-Ledger--------------------------------Copyright
> 2005 The Clarion LedgerYear=2005; Month=3; Month=Mar;
>Day=14; Day=Mo; Book=B; Source=Staff;
>Byline=Lora_Hines;Aspect=Clarion-Ledger; Aspect=Local;
>Aspect=Mar; Aspect=Mo; Aspect=B; Aspect=Staff;
>Aspect=Lora_Hines;
Let's pray for these young warriors and their comrades in arms.
Whitt
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