Ian Wilson wants the Taliban to know that he forgives them for crippling his son, Royal Engineer James Wilson.

James was on his first tour through Afghanistan. The 29 year old was defusing a roadside bomb when it detonated and injured his legs. Later, they had to be amputated, the right one below the knee and left one above.

Ian Wilson served in the UK’s Territorial Army, and according to the Daily Mail, “is using an Army translator to write a message to insurgents to leave at the spot where his son James almost died.”

If the story isn’t already sad enough for you, Ian’s other son, Stuart Wilson, was killed in 1997 in Bosnia when his fuel tanked fell into a ravine, trying to avoid a crash.

Ian Wilson is a good father, and hopefully never has to think about writing a letter like this again.

Huffington Post took a look at a film called “From Fatherless to Fatherhood” on October 4th, and naturally, we said “that’ll be great to post on Sunday night!”

We didn’t really say that, but here we are. And truth be told, we’re actually third-slow on the list: ol’ HuffPo was really referencing CNN, and CNN‘s video was from June. Oops.

“From Fatherless to Fatherhood” is a film from director Kobie Brown, about how the African American community is dealing with father absence. The film interviews people that grew up with and without fathers, taking a look into their lives and talking about what it was like having or not having that paternal impact. The film also takes a look at men that grew up without fathers – but play a prominent, positive role in their kids’ lives – thus breaking the cycle.

For a little more info, check out HuffPo, sauced below.