My father served 26 years in the Air Force as a pilot and a pioneer in our missile programs. I learned early about the sacrifices a family makes when a member is repeatedly deployed, and also the fulfillment that comes… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
The POW camps of North Vietnam were packed with Air Force and Naval Academy graduates. The six midshipmen in my Naval Academy class of 1968 who served as liaisons between the Marine Corps and the Brigade of Midshipmen later suffered… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
And all of these together, as much as any campaign the Marine Corps has ever pursued, have brought an unrelenting, never-ceasing pride to all… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
On any given vote, on any given day, a smart senator who has taken a bold or controversial position can reach far more media… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
Your first six months in the Senate, you spend a lot of time wondering how the hell you got here. After that, you look… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I have decided to launch an Exploratory Committee to examine whether I should run for President in 2016. — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I have proudly spent several periods in government, but I'm not a career politician. I come from a family of 'citizen soldiers.' — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
History shows that you can't - you can't have security in Southeast Asia without security in Northeast Asia. It's just the reality. — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I walk fast. I have an aversion to wasting time. My sense of constant motion is one of the reasons that my eldest daughter,… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
The venerable Robert E. Lee has taken some vicious hits, as dishonest or misinformed advocates among political interest groups and in academia attempt to… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I was raised with the notion that there is no greater honor than to find a way to serve your country. — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
I'm probably more comfortable inside a Marine Corps rifle company than I am anywhere in my life. — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
The injustices endured by black Americans at the hands of their own government have no parallel in our history, not only during the period… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
The frustration of the Senate is that it's slow. It looks like an aquarium. — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
One of the issues that I've raised on the Foreign Relations Committee, and I raised it when Secretary Locke came for his confirmation hearing,… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
