Nothing I write here will ever come close to expressing the man that Robin Williams was, at least to me. It takes a very very special person to stand up, make a conscience decision to go to a war zone and in the face of all the fickjngb worst humanity has to offer, stand up, put a smile on your face and bring people back from the brink! I met Robin Williams in 2007 while in such a place, and with him, he brought other great Americans, Lewis Black, Lance Armstrong, Kid Rock and the Miss USA at the time. He was amazing! They all were, but if not for him, none of them would’ve been there, they all said so. They said Robin was the type of guy who gave back, who gave of himself and created a feeling in others to follow his lead. That is so true. Very few have had or will ever have the respect and admiration I have for him. I didn’t see Bush out there, I didn’t see anyone from Washington out there, in the cold desert, standing tall, bright and hilarious(there is no word to describe the ultimate joy of seeing Robin Williams live). When it was my turn to get my picture taken, I could’ve given my patches to any of them, but Robin was the logical choice, and I wasn’t the only one. By the time I got on stage he had a pocket full of patches and now I am sure he has boxes full of them. Still though, I took off both my squadron patch and name tag from my flight suit, which I had worn flying hundreds of hours into combat, and they meant something to me as part of my uniform and a piece of personal and family history, but not as much as seeing someone leave all else behind, to wish me and the rest of us there happy holidays, so I gave them to him, and he was humbled. Of course he is a great actor so who knows but he shook my hand, said thank you, made a funny joke about my call sign being Droopy and put them in his pocket. I am sad today to know he is gone, he is gone for what we couldn’t save him from. Why? I hate that people kill themselves, for the simple fact that we, none of us, are alone. We all live here, we live with family and friends. Some we like more than others but in the end we are all the same. If God is just he will forgive Robin for taking his own life, because Robin sacrificed himself his whole life for the enjoyment of others.
You will be missed more than you can ever know! I pray for his family and friends, it never makes sense…
Robin Williams: A Hero beyond words!
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