 Grew up in a broken home, raised primarily by his extraordinary grandmother, Mama, and his grandfather, Papa, because his mother was an addict, had six different men in his life. J.D. grew up in trouble, did not really know the social graces, did not have a lot of what he called social capital. So the Marine Corps made the man. He couldn't even fill out the Ohio State University application form, and let me assure you, it's not that hard.