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Tough situation there with the beatings, the torture for years, the deprivation, the hunger, the conditions were tough and we recognized that we were going to make it but we had to stick together. we had to be a cohesive group. we had to work together to reach a common goal and that was to return home with our dignity and honor. at the end we emerged each individual with our values strengthened with our beliefs, with our faith and good and country. our faith in the american people. and we were coming home to the greatest country on the face of this earth. john was one of us. john had the exper...

So john was -- if he was with us today he would be reminiscing about a lot of this on his 82nd birthday. >> everett alvarez, we appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. >> thank you. a lot of discussion about whether the future for jeff sessions as attorney general, his role in that job, could his days be numbered? we have a good idea about what the president wants to do about it. now senate republicans sending mixed messages about whether their one time colleague should in fact be fired. the day after chemo shouldn't mean going back to

But the fact that he had this on his mind was revealing of john. i spoke to john a few months before i got this invitation to be an honorary pallbearer and that was the last time i spoke to him because it was very difficult. i recall that his words were to the effect that -- you and i have been together through a lot and then his voice started to crack and it was difficult for me and i will never forget the sense of that conversation and the meaning that it had with respect to the bonds we had over the years.

For the track program, so i remember when i first kind of met john and worked with him and talked about what his goals were. you know, he was kind of in spiral that most vettens are in before they come here to track. in the military you have a purpose. you know why you're moving forward. each day you have structure. you know where you're supposed to be and when you're supposed to be there. and in the civilian world, you don't have that. >> you go into the military. your job is your identity. >> but part of what i want them to understand is that they're not just this ignorant ground pounder tha...

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