James H. Warner
James Howie Warner was born 41 on February 26, 1941 in Ypsilanti,
Michigan. He attended Eastern Michigan University but did not graduate.
He then enlisted in the Navy on 1964, and was accepted into the Naval
Aviation Program in 1965, where was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in
the Marine Corps. He became a Radar Intercept Officer in 1966 for the
F-4 Phantom fighter jet. In February 1967, he was stationed to South
Vietnam where he flew over 100 combat missions combat missions with
VMFA-323 out of Chu Lai Air Force Base. On October 13, 1967, he was
shot down over North Vietnam just north of the Demilitarized Zone and
was captured by North Vietnamese forces. After five years and five
months as a POW, where he spent 13 months in solitary confinement, he
was repatriated on March 14, 1973. He left the Marines in October 1973
after several months of being treated for his injuries he sustained in
captivity. He was awarded the Silver Star medal and two Purple Hearts.
He returned to college where he obtained bachelor's degrees in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1976, and a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1978. He served as a domestic policy advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1985 until 1989, has worked as a corporate attorney and a patent lawyer for the National Rifle Association.
He returned to college where he obtained bachelor's degrees in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1976, and a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1978. He served as a domestic policy advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1985 until 1989, has worked as a corporate attorney and a patent lawyer for the National Rifle Association.