Don’t have to think too hard as to why Howard’s father committed suicide.
For those that don't know, my dad took his life over 30 years ago.
In my judgment, he was a good man and wonderful father.
He served in the US navy , during WWII
He was a gunners mate on a carrier in the South Pacific during the summer of 1945.
He stayed on active duty for 8 more years and was in the Korean war in similar capacity.
After active duty, he worked a welder on the hulls of nuclear subs at a large sub fabrication base.
He was sent back to school and eventually became a structural engineer working on sub hull stability .
As a boy growing up, about once each year , we'd hear him in our parents bedroom.
He'd be yelling;"... incoming, incoming , take cover" and would pull my mom off the bed to the floor.
When my sis and I rushed into the room, he'd be covering mom's body with his own , still yelling.
After he passed ,my mom said, he suffered more nightly incidents, I never knew off.
Looking back, it's obvious now, he had untreated PTSD from his combat experiences.
My dad never complained or wanted treatment . He would try to play it off as a "bad dream or nightmare".
I'm sorry you feel the need to make a joke of my dad's suicide.
I don't know you, but you'd need to be one hell of a man to equal my dad.
