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Characters / Ronald Perkins

Ronald "Ron" Perkins is a United States Marine captain living in Odyssey with his wife, Carla, and their two children, Bridget and Wyatt. His long overseas deployments - at times seven thousand miles from home - shape much of his family's life, and his children feel his absence keenly even as he stays close to them through calls and visits on leave. A devoted father, he urges Wyatt toward responsibility and manhood and takes an active hand in raising him, preferring to guide his son himself. Wounded in the line of duty while saving a fellow Marine - an act that costs him the use of his hand - he receives the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for his courage under fire.

Appearances

11 episodes Art Text No.

1029 This Is My Story When a downtown bookstore burns and a reporter suggests Whit's own words may have inspired the arsonist, Whit responds not by defending himself but by gathering the stories of Odyssey's newest believers.

1020 Aunt Vicki When a long-estranged aunt and her eccentric son show up broke at Whit's End, young Wyatt must figure out what forgiveness really requires of a family with a complicated past.

1010 The Difference A wounded Marine home from war fights everyone around him until he discovers the real battle is the one raging inside himself.

1009 Bottled Up A wounded Marine captain's homecoming strains his family until an unexpected visitor forces long-buried truths into the open.

1008 Ambush When a decorated Marine captain asks Whit to block his son from Bible adventures in the Imagination Station, the reason turns out to be a story he's never told anyone - about what happened in Rakistan.

0999 Not the Same A Marine dad returns home from deployment to find his family has changed in ways he didn't expect - and his son must figure out what faith means when it seems to divide the house.

0907 The Protector A nine-year-old convinced his protective instinct makes him a superhero goes looking for people to save - and discovers the person who really needs him is closer than he thinks.

0890 Bridget, Redefined When a young reporter profiles a military family for the school paper, a deployed Marine's daughter discovers just how far people will go to be nice to her - and decides to find out what she can get away with.

0884 Always Home When a military family gets one precious week together, the oldest daughter keeps finding reasons to be anywhere but home.

0881 Playing Favorites A boy sets out to win back his teenage sister, who now treats him like a stranger, with help from his friends, some hopelessly outdated slang, and a homemade lie detector.

0875 Man of the House With his Marine dad deployed overseas, a boy takes a hurried goodbye a little too literally and sets out to prove he can hold the household together - power tools, campfires, and all.