The composed and strong-willed eldest son, Tony, brought great comfort to Tommy, in stark contrast to Dennis, who wasted his four years at West Point Military Academy.
Even the mention of that name gave Tommy a headache.
So when Dennis called him, Tommy couldn't help but rub his temples lightly.
Despite the headache, Tommy had to admit that the freewheeling Dennis mingled better at school than the composed Tony. In his four years at West Point, Dennis became a notable figure and, in a sense, the spiritual leader of the West Point SSD branch.
Dennis's achievements at West Point left the longstanding white Fraternity, the SSD chapter, dumbfounded.
