Commissioner Rogers' Speech Memorializing Pervis Robison

The following is the speech given by Nutley Commissioner Commissioner of Public Affairs Steven Rogers at the 50th anniversary memorial for Pervis Robison. 

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Today we pause to remember a hero who gave the ultimate sacrifice for this nation. Pervis Robison, Jr, a fallen warrior who never came home to his family and friends because of his love for the Navy and the nation he helped keep free.

As time marches on and the front page stories about America’s past heroes become footnotes in history, it is our job, those of us who live in this great land of liberty today, to preserve those front page stories by keeping them on the forefront of the minds and hearts of all who are willing to listen and learn why we are a free nation today.

The story of the USS Thresher and the men who served on that submarine, will never be forgotten by the residents of Nutley, New Jersey, for one of our own, in the name of Pervis Robison served and died on that ship in service to our nation.  In our hearts and minds he will always be on the front page of the stories that behold America’s military heroes.

On behalf of a grateful Nutley Board of Commissioners and Township, I salute Seaman Pervis Robison, Jr., Untied States Navy.

Commissioner Steven Rogers

Department of Public Affairs