and after eight years, bob shewmaker was reunited with his family. last time he saw his son, grant, grant's eight in this picture. last time he saw grant, grant was two months old. can you imagine that? but there has never been a situation like this before, and i hope never be one again. but their shared experience, there in the alcatraz prison, brought this group together. they stayed a cohesive group and to this day still keep up with one another, and one of the big -- selfishly, wind the biggest gifts this book has given me is getting to know these people. i never thought my good friends would be 80-year-old pows but that is what happened throughout this journey for me, and that has been so special. when we look at this, it's important to remember that this story is not just about the alcatraz 11, and it's not just about all the pows. it's about the values and the virtues of the american military the values and virtues that make america what it is. when you think about this group of service men and women, prisoners of war in vietnam, you have to r