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Jim Webb
James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Nation )〕 He has served as a United States Senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs〔http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=33823&st=&st1= Nomination of James H. Webb, Jr., To Be Secretary of the Navy, February 18, 1987〕 and Marine Corps officer.
In the private sector he has been an Emmy Award winning journalist, a filmmaker, and the author of ten books. In addition, he taught literature at the United States Naval Academy and was a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics. As a member of the Democratic Party, Webb announced on November 19, 2014, that he was forming an exploratory committee to evaluate a run for President of the United States in 2016. On July 2, 2015, he announced that he would be joining the race for the Democratic nomination for President, but stepped down from running in the primaries on October 20, 2015, stating that he was "not comfortable" with many of the party's political positions. He is currently considering〔Jim Webb "America needs an independent presidential candidate" Washington Post, November 1, 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/thinking-outside-the-two-party-box/2015/10/30/a8827dda-7dae-11e5-beba-927fd8634498_story.html〕 running for President as an independent.
==Early life==
Webb was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, to James Henry Webb, and his wife, Vera Lorraine (Hodges). As the second of four children and the older son, he grew up in a military family, moving frequently as his father's career in the United States Air Force required. The family crisscrossed the country, living in Missouri, Illinois, Texas, Alabama, Nebraska, California, and Virginia, as well as in England, where his father was an exchange officer with the Royal Air Force. His father flew B-17s and B-29s during World War II, and flew cargo in the 1948-49 Berlin airlift. After developing an inner ear disorder, Meniere's Disease, he became a pioneer in the Air Force missile program, later serving as the Commanding Officer of the 1001st Missile Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Webb's parents are buried at the Arlington National Cemetery.
Webb is descended from Scots-Irish immigrants from Ulster who emigrated in the mid-18th century to the British North American colonies. Webb's 2004 book ''Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America'' details his family history, noting that his ancestors fought in every major American war. A 2014 TV documentary on the Smithsonian Channel, also entitled ''Born Fighting'', was adapted from Webb's book and is narrated by him.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Born Fighting )〕
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