[CurlyDave]

...What? By saying his son was killed in Afghanistan when his son is alive? The father is mentally ill at best and white trash at worst...

Before you get too wound up consider the fact that it is possible for a man to have more than one son.

[Blue House Sue]

“Before you get too wound up consider the fact that it is possible for a man to have more than one son.”

Exactly.

It could be that John Smith had two sons both named Seth Smith, who were both in the military, and knew nothing of each other’s existence.