 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - McNamara akasimudzirwa kuva mutungamiriri muna 1963, uye akanga ari mutungamiriri mukuru wechikepe chinoparadza kubva muna 1966 kusvika muna 1968. Pasi pokutungamirira kwake, Robison akaendeswa kuVietnam achiongorora mutakuri wendege uye achipa rutsigiro rwemoto wehondo nokuda kweOperation Sea Dragon. Robison yakapfurwa nemabhatiri emhenderekedzo yegungwa ekuNorth Vietnamese apo yaiparadza ngarava 78 dzekuNorth Vietnamese dzinotakura zvinhu. Robison akapiwa Meritorious Unit Commendation uye McNamara akagamuchira Bronze Star Medal neV mudziyo. 