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    Benjamin Patton talks growing up in a famous military family

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Firebrand seriously with your fox -- -- was so funny how long.

Okay fine just curious -- your -- slash what would it be like to grow up with a name like Patton.

The grandson of the legendary World War II general George S Patton is exploring that legacy of the new book.

Called grownup patent reflections on hero's history and family wisdom and Benjamin Patten joining Brian earlier to talk about that famous last.

A lot of times I get asked wolf what was -- like to pressure like two to consider doing the following her father's footsteps and I felt nothing compared to my dad because my father.

Standard for graduated from West Point six months after his father died in the graduation someone came up to -- said you'll never be -- -- -- father was -- congratulations anyway so I always think.

Imagine some -- that Jim first if your professional.

Career I wanted to be unbelievable and it's hard to shake the fact they're remembered it probably motivated him and you said your dad had -- The voice of job of George C.

Scott but -- grandfather actually at a high pitched voice.

Did got to -- pretty pretty it was pretty tough guy but he had the high pitched voice and my dad very much have -- -- he would have loved to have had sort of felt like.

He was pretty towering have persona in my household going on this is young -- -- to his dad.

I've just got I gotta get through in graduate I have one more reason for doing this -- I did the past two years I never thought it would happen.

But a certain member of the -- sex as -- in our grasp.

Damn all women they tell you these creatures take the mind of -- But so far as I can see it makes you.

Makes for more study and that's 1940 yet he was struggling -- math because both my grandfather and my father flunked out of mountain West Point had a repeating yourself.

So the battle between thinking about women and thinking about math -- a real battle for him would you didn't you got very close to join the military like your grandfather and you grandfather you back -- hospitable what are you doing now -- -- -- -- -- well you know.

Fortunately.

Things circle back and so are really different ways to service now my mid forties I'm Imus started -- -- veterans initiative where -- work with soldiers.

Being treated warrior transition units -- and military hospitals for posttraumatic stress and over the course of several days they make films.

They make films to sort of articulate what they're struggling with and in and counseling is called the veterans -- veterans project.

Thank you mr.

Patton caddies narrow -- book is available wherever books are so he -- now.

Meanwhile doctors told him he'd never walk again but -- California teenager proving them wrong and it's high school graduation.

Okay.

I haven't -- paralyzed from the neck down since he was struck by car nearly eighteen.

To help over the past and they.

In six days.

Later six hours a day in physical therapy he beat the just to do want.

As honestly like father confesses my life maybe they.

We hope so that's not all Patrick has to be proud of feels a graduate of -- four point oh grade point average and we'll go to the University of Southern California.

In the fall.

Great future.

And -- -- fox left -- and seemed ACC tomorrow right here on fox and for.

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