Author’s victory over inner demons is an inspiring redemption story

Author handled his inner demons completely the opposite of what my parents did. It wasn't the end of his story, it was just the beginning and his young children can appreciate it.

Douglas MacKinnon is a former White House and Pentagon official and author of the book: "The 56 – Liberty Lessons from those who risked all to sign The Declaration of Independence."

I literally stopped what I was doing, got the book – "Swing Hard in Case You Hit It" – and read it in one sitting. Murtaugh’s story spoke to me so deeply because I was the polar opposite when it came to seeing my dad take a drink. That’s all I ever saw.