In 1974, Marvin Boston Jr followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Army. It wasn't a popular decision in those days. Saigon had not yet fallen to the communist north. We were out of Viet Nam, and the draft had ended, but the reputation of the Army was in very low esteeem. There was a rumor going around that Marvin had gone to the army recruiter to sign up for his draft card (that's NOT the right place) and the recruiter convinced him that signing up was the only way to avoid trouble for not having a draft card. I think the story was smoke an mirrors to cover for the real story, the story of a poor Iowa kid who saw only one way to avoid bringing his own kids up that way.
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