Percy Fitzwallace
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| Admiral Percy Fitzwallace | |
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| Seasons | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Titles | Chariman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| First Episode | A Proportional Response |
| Last Episode | Gaza |
| Played by: | John Amos |
Admiral Percy Fitzwallace is a fictional character played by John Amos on the television serial drama The West Wing. Admiral Fitzwallace was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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[edit] Professional Life
Percy Fitzwallace was a navy admiral, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs for most of the Bartlet administration.
[edit] Personal Life
[edit] Marriage
The Admiral was married at the time of his death.
[edit] Death
He was killed during an attack on a convoy of US diplomats, who were on a fact finding mission in Gaza. A bomb detonated next to the road, killing three and wounding several others.
[edit] Quotes
"It isn't virtuous, Mr. President. It's all there is, sir."
"I've got some real, honest-to-God battles to fight, Leo. I don't have time for the cosmetic ones."
"I also think the military wasn't designed to be an instrument of social change... Problem with that is, that's what they were saying about me 50 years ago. Blacks shouldn't serve with whites, it would disrupt the unit. You know what? It did disrupt the unit. The unit got over it. The unit changed. I'm an admiral in the U.S. Navy and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Beat that with a stick."
"Wait a second, hang on--You're telling me that foreign policy of this magnitude is conducted through Sam and I'm still alive?"
