[kanawa]

A few days ago while doing some research on Wright,
I came across what is probably an innocent mistake in dating at this site

It doesn't seem to jive with other information out there.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

what exactly is a marine core? I always thought it was the Marine Corp?

[Arrowhead1952]

That can't be his picture - dated 1958, since the following was posted in reply #7:

In 1959 Wright enrolled at Virginia Union University, in Richmond, where he remained until 1961. That year he left school to join the military.

He served in the Second Marine Division of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1961 to 1963, achieving the rank of private first class.

He must not have been a very sharp troop, since he only made E-3 in two years. Most would have been at least E-4, with the really sharp troops being looked at for E-5 by then.