A Trip To Vietnam Helped This Son Make Peace With His Dad's Death
Robert Howard II grew up in Norwich, Conn., in the shadow of his father — a larger-than-life character in town — who fought in Vietnam, and was killed in action there in 1969.
Army Sgt. Robert Louis Howard was killed in action in 1969 during the Vietnam War. He was 24, and he left behind his ex-wife Roberta Vincent, and their 4-year-old son, Robert Howard II.
At the time of his dad's death, Robert II didn't quite understand what was happening around him.
"I remember not crying at the
