In a two-hour interview in his home, Mr. Banna described a son unlikely to harbor extreme religious or political views, or to even pick up a gun.
Throughout a gray, rainy day in central Texas, Mr. Chapman, 64, and his wife, Lynn, patiently greeted reporters inside their house, stifling their tears as they described a son who had found his passion as soldier.
Erik Wilson, a former reserve quarterback, described a father-son relationship with a coach he viewed as a role model.
Here, the gods have captured Loki and his two sons, who are stated as Váli, described as a son of Loki, and "Nari or Narfi", the latter earlier described as also a son of Sigyn.
"I want to be described as a son of New Jersey, but a grandson of Iowa," said Mr. Booker, who regaled the Democrats with his recollections of driving through the state while attending family reunions.
When Mr. Obama was described as a "son of Camelot," ABC's screen was filled by a black-and-white clip of President Kennedy lifting young John-John in his arms.
Russian epic hero Volkh Vseslavevich is described as a son of a dragon; in folk poems, he transforms into a falkon, aurochs, wolf, and some other animals.
On Friday, the father of John Cantlie, a British photojournalist held by the group, appealed for his release in a video, describing his son as a friend of Syria.
Describing his son, a mechanic and keen boxer, as "a very well-liked kid", he said: "I can't describe to anybody what it feels like to lose a son.
