"I want to come home, " he said by phone.

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After spending all day at work, the last thing I want to do is come home and scrub toilets.

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So I want all of you to know when you come home your country is going to be there for you.

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When our veterans come home, I want to serve them as well as they've served us. (Applause.) I want to help them find jobs as police officers and firefighters and first responders.

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And I've said, from the start, if my son or daughter were in uniform, I'd want them to have everything they need to come home safely.

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"I'd see my dad come home in a suit and tie every night, and I didn't want to be like that, " he says.

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"She talked to me on the phone and said she didn't want me to come home, and that I had to win one for her, " the teary-eyed Webb said after digging deep to overcome the blustery conditions that derailed almost everyone in the field on wind-whipped Bay Course at the Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club.

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And there were plenty of times, I tell you, that you'd come home tired, you don't want to hear the kids fuss, and popping something in the microwave or picking up a burger was just heaven.

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And, cadets, as you look to trade the proud uniform of your team for the proud uniform of your country, I want you to know that this country will stand by you and do everything possible to help you succeed and come home safe.

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