Mr. Landingham (Landingham's father)

Unidentified Landingham remains the silent patriarch whose choices echo through his family's grief. Married to Mrs. Landingham, he joins her in pleading with their twin sons not to enlist, prioritizing safety over duty. He never appears on-screen; his voice arrives through memory and Mrs. Landingham's repeated claim that he begged the boys to stay. That absence sharpens the episode's moral calculus: his failed intervention frames parental fear, lingering responsibility, and the private cost of public sacrifice, anchoring the family's enduring sorrow and ethical regret.