Richard was a decorated operative of the United States Army Special Forces,he was recruited by Nick Fury to the C.I.A.He was the younger brother to Ben Parker, the husband of May Rielly Parker. Mary Fitzpatrick was the daughter of OSS agent ''Wild Will'' Pitzpatrick.She attended the best schools and eventually followed in her father's footsteps, becoming a CIA translator and data analysist. Their son Peter Benjamin Parker was born soon later.However, Richard and Mary were frequently away on duty.When they were,Peter was left with Richard's older brother Benjamin and his wife May.