Editing Joseph C. Wilson (section)

==Early life and education==
Joseph Charles Wilson IV was born in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], on November 6, 1949, to Joseph Charles Wilson III, and Phyllis (Finnell) Wilson;<ref name="NYTobit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/us/joseph-wilson-who-challenged-iraq-war-narrative-dies-at-69.html |title=Joseph Wilson, Who Challenged Iraq War Narrative, Dies at 69 |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |date=September 27, 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 27, 2019 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> he grew up in California and Europe.<ref>(Wilson, ''[[The Politics of Truth]]'' 32–33)</ref><ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wilson-from-envoy-to-accuser/ "Wilson: From Envoy to Accuser:] Profile of the Diplomat at the Center of the CIA Leak Dispute", ''[[CBS News]]'', October 1, 2003, "Special Report: Iraq After Saddam", accessed July 27, 2007.</ref> He was raised in a "proud [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] family" in which "there [was] a long tradition of politics and service to the farm" and for which "[p]olitics was a staple around the table".<ref name="The Politics of Truth 31">(''[[The Politics of Truth]]'' 31)</ref>   Wilson's father Joe was a [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]] pilot in World War II and narrowly escaped death by taking off immediately before the bombing of the aircraft carrier [[USS Franklin (CV-13)|USS ''Franklin'']], in which 700 other American servicemen died.<ref name="The Politics of Truth 31"/>

In 1968, Wilson entered the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], majoring, he said, in "history, volleyball, and surfing" and maintaining a [[Academic grading in North America|"C" average]].<ref name="The Politics of Truth 32">(''[[The Politics of Truth]]'' 32)</ref>  He worked as a carpenter for five years after his 1972 graduation.<ref name=Leiby>Richard Leiby, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060913184301/http://u-r-next.com/wilsonBio.htm "Man Behind the Furor: Wilson: Envoy With an Independent Streak"]}} ''[[Washington Post]]'' October 1, 2003, A01; rpt. in ''u-r-next.com'', accessed September 26, 2006.</ref> Later, he received a graduate fellowship, studying public administration.<ref name=Leiby/>  Wilson was influenced by the [[Opposition to the Vietnam War|Vietnam War protests]] of the late 1960s.<ref name="The Politics of Truth 32"/>