Upenyu hwaJerry Wright muduku hwaiva hwerondedzero yenzvimbo dzeUnited States Army, dzakadai seFort Porter, Fort Omaha, Presidio, uye Jefferson Barracks, pamwe chete nenzendo dzokumwe dzebasa muCuba nePhilippines
. Kuchengeta mhuri pamwe chete apo baba vake vakatevera basa rinoshingaira rehondo kwaiva amai vake, vakatumidzwa zita rokuti "The Field Marshal" nomurume wake. Jerry akayeuka amai vake norudo: "Vakanga vakaita seshumba ine vana vayo".