Here’s What Happened to Jim Webb’s ‘Enemy’ in Vietnam
14th October 2015
Shrapnel dug into his head, back, arm and legs, and the concussion from the explosion tossed him into the air and down a hill. Mr. Webb kept fighting, throwing a grenade into the bunker and destroying it.
Mr. Webb was evacuated with serious injuries. Later, he was awarded the Navy Cross, which the Department of Defense describes as the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to Marines or members of the Navy, “for extraordinary heroism,” as well as the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts.
The shrapnel is still embedded at the base of Mr. Webb’s skull and in a kidney. He given medical retirement from the Marines, and after the war, Mr. Webb went to law school, served as secretary of the Navy under President Ronald Reagan, wrote books, and served a term in the U.S. Senate.
I think he’d make a fine Republican Presidential candidate. Oh, wait….
October 15th, 2015 at 08:55
Webb’s book, “Born Fighting” (a history of Scots-Irish) was pretty good (except for a weak ending that looks suspiciously like a deadline was approaching). How he went from a member of the Reagan staff to full-f***ed-up Democrat is both a mystery and a tragedy. For some reason he has an intense hatred of the Bush family and had a seriously nasty incident with George W while Webb was a senator.
October 15th, 2015 at 12:52
He and Oliver North were classmates at the Naval Academy and apparently there’s some serious bad blood there. It might have carried over.