NewsHour flashback: Jim Webb's Emmy-winning report on Lebanese Civil War

I was there Oct 82-Feb 83 BLT 3/8, 24 MAU

I was there during that time frame onboard one of the Amphibious Assault ships we had a poor ROIE, could fire until fired we were engaged

Always wished Jim Webb had been able to catch on more than he did in the political scene. His insights into the Lebanon situation remain spot on and true today as much as they were back then. To be a good 'military man' a person has to accept the point of view and reality expressed by him and all the Marines interviewed from the Commander to the rear rank Pvt. If a person can't accept being a pawn in a world political game, where you may be called upon to get yourself killed for what amounts to nothing, you need to get out.