An American patriot. It’s a shame that his son was such a selfish, misguided idiot. Fair winds and following seas, Admiral.
This man had a genuine career of service which we all honor. As to the son, although I was never a fan of the music he did or the person he was, he died too young to see what he might have become. Often these people realize later the lessons their parents were living out for them and change as they come to appreciate them more. I’m glad that I’m not what I was at age 27 and that I’ve come to a better understanding of my own Dad’s nearly as long career of military service. Often the sons of career officers are much more rebellious and have a harder time getting past it. I was talking to a buddy of mine last night about that very thing. His Dad was an Air Force officer. We both said we’d grown up thinking that if we weren’t in the military, we weren’t “good enough”.