John Marsten finally gets the life he wanted, he's back home, where he thinks he's safe with his wife and kid. He finally starts bonding with his kid and enjoying life. Then the army shows up, kills his buddy, and he narrowly manages to get his wife and kid out, ultimately accepting his fate to die to protect them. However, when his wife kicks it a few years later, it finishes the damage to Jack and sends him down the same path his father walked.