Tying the 'Not'?: Saying I Do Before Iraq

Length 07:56
Licensor Rebecca Sheir
Producer(s) Rebecca Sheir
Formats Debut (not aired nationally), Interview, Soft Feature
Topics Family, War
Produced February 24, 2007
Added to PRX March 6, 2007
 

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Summary:

A dream wedding, a surprise deployment, and the lengths we go for love.

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http://akradio.org

Tones:

Amusing, Emotional, Sweet

Description:

According to Military Spouse magazine -- and there is such a thing, hot off the press in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania -- today there are over 1.1 million spouses of active American troops.

One of the newest additions to the bunch is Kristin Owens. She met her husband, Major Greg Soukup of the US Air Force, in August 2005. They were both in their 30s at the time, living in the DC area and looking for love.

Well, first comes love, then comes marriage, and Kristin and Greg walked down the aisle on January 26th. But the aisle wasn't quite what they expected, nor, in fact, was the date -- the casino chips they gave out as party favors were all embossed with: "Kristin and Greg, February 24th, 2007."

See, when it comes to war and peace, everything doesn't always go as planned, as Kristin and Greg soon found out...

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