Frank Castle has spend years in the US Marine Corps as a seasoned Special Operations operator during the war in Vietnam. Years later, Frank found himself living in New York, as a father, and a husband. One day, during a family outing in Central Park, Frank Castle and his family were caught in the middle of a gang war, resulting in the death of his wife and children. On that day, Castle vowed to use his military experience against all criminals, not for revenge, but as punishment. That day he began his war against crime, as The Punisher.