A veteran named Patrick is shocked when he receives a bill for over $350 after refusing to take off his hat in the restaurant. The waitress explains that this is a fine for breaking the restaurant’s policy, but Patrick is unaware of such a rule. Initially confused and then angry, Patrick leaves the restaurant to get more money but returns with a photo of himself as a young soldier.
The waitress is unaware that Patrick is the father of a man, Dwayne, who had joined the army and was later killed in Iraq. The video reveals that Patrick had joined the army at a young age and had experienced horrors during the Vietnam War, which had left him with physical and emotional scars. Despite his best efforts to be a good father, Patrick struggled with nightmares and became increasingly distant from his family. When Dwayne joined the army, Patrick refused to discuss his own experiences, fearing that his son would suffer the same fate. The video ends with the revelation that Dwayne had been killed in the Iraq war, leaving Patrick devastated and shut off from his family.
the veteran, Patrick, recounts his past regrets and the loss of his family. He left home after his wife asked for a divorce due to his inability to cope with his demons from serving in the Army. Patrick kept a photo of his sons, Jeremy and Dwayne, and his old veteran baseball cap as sentimental items. After moving around constantly for years and living a nomadic life, Patrick settled in a small town in Georgia and found a job in a local store. He was excited about the new restaurant in town and decided to try it out. However, during his meal, the waitress asked him to remove his hat, which he refused due to its sentimental value. The waitress became angry and snapped at him, and when Patrick went to pay the bill, he was shocked to find it was $350, a sum he couldn’t afford. Feeling frustrated, Patrick slipped a photo of his sons into his pocket and prepared to leave, but what happened next was unexpected.
an elderly veteran named Patrick is asked to remove his hat in a restaurant, but he refuses due to its sentimental value as a reminder of his son who had died serving in the military. When Patrick insists on speaking to the manager, he is shocked to discover that the manager, Jeremy, is his long-lost son. Jeremy had no idea his father was in town and was initially angry about the scene caused in his restaurant. However, upon learning the reason for his father’s behavior and hearing about his military past, Jeremy forgives him and invites him to meet his granddaughters. The reunion leads to the healing of old wounds and the start of a new relationship between father and son.
