A former U.S. senator from Virginia, Navy secretary. Jim Webb, 69, served in the U.S. Marines in Vietnam, earning the Navy Cross, SiIver Star, two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts. Webb entered the race for president as a Democrat in the summer of 2015, but announced on October that he was leaving the party to wage an independent campaign.
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