![]() I am a University of Georgia grad, and it is pretty much an unspoken law that Dawgs and Gators do not mix. I knew he was a gentleman at that point, and a keeper, despite him being a Florida Gator. It was the only time he could manage without risk of having to cancel last minute. Our romantic first date? A Saturday breakfast at a diner frequented by elderly people, because his job in the Army’s Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Center, where we both worked, was erratic and his hours were unpredictable. ![]() Clearly, I am a genius when it comes to love, because he finally asked me to stop trying to set him up with other people and asked me out. And then tried to set him up with my friend, Mary Beth. I spoke first, and spoke with the most alluring and irresistible pick-up line ever crafted: “You should try the cake with the nuts in it – it’s really good.”Īnd then what did I do? Tried to set him up with my friend, Stephanie. We didn’t work together on the same team, but he was in the same building. Army Human Resources Command in Alexandria, Virginia. We met at work when we were both assigned to U.S. While not your typical fairy-tale wedding, it is par for the course when it came to our relationship. In honor of Valentine’s Day, I would like to reflect on the very unique aspects of our Army love story, and how awkwardly and inconveniently wonderful (and, let’s be honest- downright maddening, at times) military marriage can be. Let me clarify: We were not in custody or under arrest – it just happened to be where the magistrate’s office was located during our last-minute real estate hunt at his next duty location right before he deployed.ĭid we know we would be getting hitched at the jail beforehand? No.īecause you do what you have to do when military love strikes during war time. (Photo Credit: Staci-Jill Burnley) VIEW ORIGINAL ![]() Army’s Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Center. They met while both working in separate sections of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command was located at that time. It was in 2006 at the Hoffman II Building in Alexandria, Virginia, where the U.S. This is the very first photo ever taken of the author and her Soldier valentine. (Photo Credit: Staci-Jill Burnley) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Since getting married, they have experienced five permanent change of station moves, two deployments, senior service college, two commands, 10 job changes for the author and welcomed two children – all thanks to their Camo Cupid, the U.S. This is the most recent photo of the author and her Soldier valentine, taken at Disneyworld, Florida in December 2021.
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