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On the recordApril 12, 2011
I want to be really clear here. I grew up in the U.S. military, the first institution in this country to be racially integrated, in 1948.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Webb emphasizes the military's role in racial integration and cultural strength.

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