Jim Webb actually said...

"The individual marine is our Corps' most sacred asset."

"I think weight and education are two areas that the country needs to go after."

"For the record, we'd like to see your best estimates on those numbers, as we move toward the Defense bill this year, which means fairly soon."

"A Veteran--AD, Reserve, NG, or Retired is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'"