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WASHINGTON – The widow of Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson, a veteran who succumbed to a rare and deadly cancer after his exposure to burn pits, recalls her reaction when President Biden invited her to Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.
“Surprised, to say the least,” Danielle Robinson told Fox News about the invitation she received earlier this week. “I am a physical therapist and was in the middle of working with one of my dear patients with balance exercises when my front desk staff told me I needed to go answer some calls on my cellphone.
“Little did I know that in 24 hours, I would be sitting with Dr. Jill Biden at the State of the Union address. Still does not feel real.”
Robinson was asked to attend by the White House as Biden announced plans to bring reform to the complicated process millions of veterans face when attempting to get compensation for health care due to their exposure to burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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“Our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan faced many dangers. One being stationed at bases breathing in toxic smoke from burn pits,” Biden said before introducing Danielle Robinson to the House chamber. “He [Heath Robinson] was born a soldier. Army National Guard. Combat medic in Kosovo and Iraq. Stationed near Baghdad, just yards from burn pits the size of football fields.”
Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson, left, developed a rare form of deadly cancer after he was exposed to burn pits during a 13-month tour of duty in Iraq.
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“Danielle says Heath was a fighter to the very end. He didn’t know how to stop fighting, and neither did she. Through her pain, she found purpose to demand that we do better. Tonight, Danielle, we are going to do better.”
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