for generation of his family. mcnamara enlisted in 1942, was wounded by nazi artillery fire in italy in 1943 and was a nazi prisoner of war for 472 days. his daughter catherine said the last time anyone recall see the purple heart was 1962 when their mother allowed their cousins to play outside in the south bronx with dad stuff. it is the nations oldest were given to combat veterans. it was the family is incredibly thankful. also served in vietnam. when you come home you play your metals way. you kinda try to forget about that stuff. just go on with your life which is what he did. my dad was very quiet, humble man.
harsh, mandatory minimums. after 22 years, alton s sentence was commuted by president barack obama. politicsnation has been following alton since his release last year. it hasn t been easy for him, but today he has a lot to look forward to. here s the final installment of our series. it was heartbreaking. i miss my dad a lot. he missed the daddy-daughter dances, the cupcakes for dad, all the dad stuff that you get to do. he missed seeing his daughter grow up. she was about 12 or 13. i started to get letters from her. i would keep him updated about my grades and all that stuff. then when it came time to leave,
special. none of them hit on her. you know what s cool? dad stuff and what s even better, watching dads do dad stuff. let s do this. i can t open it. can you open it for me? so strong. thanks, dad. i actually have a math equation and i was hoping you could help me. at party everyone shook hands with everybody else. there were 66 handshakes. how many people were at the party. 33. i don t know if that s right. you re the dad. so, thanks dad. could you tie my shoe for me. tie it for you? yes, please. you do the bunny technique. perfect. you re going to be great dad. how many kids do you have? twin boys.
of the paragraphs that proceed it. just like dad, making sure he doesn t curse in front of the kids. i knew jon stewart figuratively. i m not going say this. is this a joke? it s not a joke, sir. dads are great at involving math problems, tieing shoes and playing catch and opening jars of peanut butter and hating greg s book. i can t blame them. thanks, dad. as usual we ve learned nothing from your report. everyone here but me is father. who has the most kids? how many kids, mike? four. how many? three. two. i m negative seven. that s sounds disgusting, negative seven children. do you enjoy all the dad stuff? can t get enough.
tive mind set. this doesn t have the expletives. making sure he doesn t curse in front of the kids. i know john stewart figuratively. it is not a joke, sir. i am sorry. what did we learn? dad are great at solving math problems playing catch opening jars of peanut butter. thanks, gad. as usual joanne learned nothing of importance from your report. everyone here but me is a father. you have the most kids. how many kids do you have? 4. i have three. 2. none. and i am negative 7. that sounds disgusting negative 7 children. do you enjoy all of the dad