It is also certainly possible the young man joined the Army, in part (emphasizing, in part,) because he didn't want to live with his loser mother...
Now his mother is so guilt-ridden she was such a lousy parent and lousy wife (where is his father?) and it took the army to be his mother and really make a man of him, she is jealous, angry and blaming everyone else...
Sir FD
Those musings occurred to me - that young Casey found a different set of values from his biological mother.
He clearly was a son of Freedom and I honor his sense of duty, honor, Country and his ultimate sacrifice.
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and what a great idea - to knight yourself;);):)