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Uncle Si Robertson signed books for more than 1,600 Soldiers and civilians at the
Clear Creek PX on 13 Nov. as part of his book tour.
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LEFT, Dylan Rodman, 9, meets Uncle Si while dressed up as him, complete with
matching plastic cups, for the book signing at the Clear Creek PX. ABOVE, Uncle Si
Robertson receives a coin from Col. Matthew Elledge, the Fort Hood Garrison Com-
mander, after joking that Uncle Si used to be in supply while he was in the Army, but
now he’s just in demand.
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Retired Sgt. 1st Class Silas
“Uncle Si” Robertson, cast member
of the hit show, “Duck Dynas-
ty,” came to the Clear Creek Post
Exchange on Nov. 13 to sign copies
of his recently released book, “Si-
cology 1: Tales and Wisdom from
Duck Dynasty’s Favorite Uncle,” as
part of a book tour that took him
through multiple military posts.
Soldiers and civilians began lin-
ing up at the door at 8:30 a.m. in
order to try and have their copies
of the book signed by Uncle Si,
despite the fact that the event was
not even scheduled to begin until
noon that day.
Uncle Si, who deployed to Viet-
nam with the 51st Maintenance
Company, recounted his military
career prior to the event, sharing
EARLY RISERS.
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His mother, Patricia Crispin,
confided, “We’re breaking Jorge’s
perfect school attendance record
to meet him. We heard about him
coming here two months ago, from
Facebook, and knew we had to be
here.”
When it was time for Uncle Si to
leave, he had signed books for more
than 1,600 fans that had showed
up at the PX to get a chance to see
him.
Uncle Si shared that today’s
Army is different from when he was
in, but that the sacrifice Soldiers
and their Families make isn’t.
“The military spouse plays a
major part in the life of a Soldier.
I know my wife was left alone to
cope with our children while I
was gone, “Si said. “She also had
to supervise two major moves by
herself. A great spouse of a military
person is beyond rubies.”
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that he had actually been drafted,
but had decided that he wanted to
go Regular Army instead.
“I wish I could tell you why,
but that memory is gone,” he said.
“I knew when I left college that I
would be drafted. Actually, at that
time in history, being drafted was
just a way of life. There were three
major things I learned from my
parents: God, Family and country.”
When Uncle Si stepped out to
the signing area, he was greeted
by cheering fans sporting beards,
some fake and real, and camouflage
outfits.
The first Family in line, the
Crispins, stood outside in the cold
for hours to ensure they got their
personal copies of Uncle Si’s book
signed. Jorge Crispin, 6, dressed up
as Willie Robertson, wearing a fake
beard and the signature American
flag bandana on his head.
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