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>> allison span was a child when her father became the first american killed in the afghanistan conflict. he recently sent a letter to the president asking him to stop lindh's release. good to have you with us tonight. >> reporter: thanks for having me. shannon: i want to play the soundbite of what he said about his efforts to stop this release from happening. >> what bothers me more than anything else is that here is a man who has not given up his proclamation of terror and we have to let him out and am i happy about it? not even a little bit. the lawyers have gone through it with a to find t...

He's loved, missed. he made an impact in the united states and abroad. and i wanted people to know that it's not just john walker lindh ebooing released tomorrow. there's another aspect to the story. it's been 18 years. and as the daughter, i want to make sure he's always remembered. >> we'll put this picture up and leave our viewers with that. no better words. i couldn't have said any better words than you said about your father. we appreciate you joining us, allison span. we will be right back. th us in the unstoppable john deere gator xuv835, because when others take rain checks... we take ...

Joining me is allison span, the daughter of the first american killed in the war in afghanistan. we appreciate you joining us. you were just 9 years old, the last time you saw your father. we have pictures. we put them up on the screen of you and him now. can you tell us what you remember about your dad. >> so all i can tell you about is what i remember from a 9-year-old. i'll never get to know my father as an adult. he was a leader in church, in our family. he was someone strong and even at nine, he instilled so many values and taught me so many lessons that i carry with me today. i'm 27. it'...

Lessons that i carry with me today. i'm 27. it's been 18 years since i've seen my father. but i still remember everything he taught me till this day. >> and i want to apologize to the viewers for the long delay. listen, allison, john walker lindh's story shocked the nation. he will be released tomorrow. and i know you feel his earlier release is a slap in the face to you and your family. >> we edo. it feels very personal. my father died 18 years ago and sacrificed his life for our freedom. to learn a known terrorist, who there are reports he is carrying out his terrorist activity while in pris...

The viewers for the long delay. listen, allison, john walker lindh's story shocked the nation. and i know you feel his earlier release is a slap in the face to you and your family. >> we edo. it feels very personal. my fauktther died 18 years ago to learn a known terrorist, who there are reports he is carrying out his terrorist activity while in prison is being let out early efor good behavior. it feels like slap in the face to my family and very personal. and we would like for there to be an investigation to see eif in fact he is still radicalized before we release him to the public. >> and l...