Everyone deals with grief in their own way and not meeting with Trump was the father's choice. When a soldier dies in a combat operation, he will always leave behind someone to grieve but what people don't understand or tend to ignore is the deceased soldier made the choice of joining a 'combat' unit and accepted that death for his country's sake was one of the consequences of his choice.  I don't think this Navy Seal would have begrudged America, his superior officer (or the President for that matter)for the sacrifice of his life in defending or being involved in an objective determined by our government to be in the best interest of our country. Right or wrong in the eyes of of the civilian populace, a 'patriot and soldier' of this country (or any country for that matter) will risk and dare forfeiting his life for what he himself believes in.