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He is just a very big guy with a big heart, lots of fun. >> joey: a hero, indeed. it seems like he was born to be a marine. have you spoken to your son or anyone in contact with your son since his disappearance in 2012? >> no. the last time we spoke with austin was august 13, 2012. the last time i heard from him was january 7, 2012. so we are missing him terribly. >> joey: what do you believe is the next step to get your son home are by this administration or in general? >> well, i finally came up with count your fingers way of saying this. what we need is sustained, diplomatic engagement with...

Captors, what was last time you were able to speak with austin? >> last time i spoke with him was august 13, 2012. andrew did not actually speak. we had a brief email exchange like we had been having either occasional phone calls, email texting. the entire time he was in syria. the 14th was the first day i or any of his friends, editors heard from him. that is when we started being concerned. arthel: and austin was attending georgetown law school. then he decided to work in freelance journalism in syria. did you -- how is he feeling terms of going over there? was he looking forward to it, appr...