10/18/2026
Si Robertson, who gained fame on the TV show Duck Dynasty, served in Vietnam in the late 1960s. ।n 1968 at age 20, he dropped out of Louisiana Tech. Two weeks later, he was drafted into the Army. Si was deployed to South Vietnam and finished his tour in mid-October 1969. He was then assigned to Fort Devens, Massachusetts. During his time there, he met his future wife, Christine. He remained in the Army until 1993, retiring with the rank of Sergeant First Class. It was then that he went to work at his brother Phil's Duck Commander business and became a pivotal part of itsSucceSs.
Si is open about his Christian faith, crediting his belief in God as being what got him through almost eight decades of life, including Vietnam. He said that his favorite Scripture verses are John 3:16and 17. "When | sign peoples stuf । put down John 3:16 and 17" he said. "Most people can tell you what 16 says, OK. 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son' But they dont know nothin' about 17. It says Jesus didn't come to condemn us. If anybody had a right to condemn someone, it Would be the son of God. ।f he didn't do it, then hey, we definitely are not qualified to do it."
