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| Born in New York, Francis Castiglione is a former U.S. Marine captain. Before that Frank was studying to become a priest but quit because he couldn’t forgive those who did evil. After that he married a beautiful girl named Maria, who was pregnant with there first child. Then he trained in the U.S.M.C he graduated from Basic Training, and went on to Infantry School. After that, he went through the USMC's Reconnaissance, Force Reconnaissance, and Sniper Schools. Castle was aloud to go through U.S. Army Airborne School, and U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team training, becoming qualified as a Navy Seal .He served in the Vietnam War in a Special Forces unit as a point man. For courage in battle, he was awarded with numerous medals, including the Purple Heart. | Shortly after Vietnam, Castle, Maria and their children were in Central Park for an afternoon picnic when they witnessed a Mafia gang execution a man had been hung from a tree. Seeking to eliminate all witnesses, the Costa crime family murdered them on the spot. However, Castle survived. Even though Frank was able to identify all of the shooters the police were unable to help Castle in his quest for justice, they were tied in too deeply to the Costa family. He decided that the only punishment criminals might receive is that of his own. Shortly after, he made his body armor with a symbol of a death's head, and acted out his revenge. Since then he has made a one-man war upon crime, taking the name The Punisher. |
