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A day later, I knew I was in the Marine Corps, stationed at Marine Corps Supply Center, and was looking for a place to stay off base. A buddy of mine suggested that I stay at his house that he rented with two others. There was a spare bedroom. I accepted and followed him to the house. There I saw a pretty little country girl standing in the kitchen cooking. I asked my friend if she was somebody’s girl or what, and he told me that she was just living there helping with rent and was not attached. I went over and started a conversation with her and the next thing I knew we had talked until 4 a.m. We finally went to sleep in our own rooms, and the next day I asked her to marry me. She told me that she had to know somebody at least two weeks before she would marry anyone. I waited the two weeks and asked her again. This time she said “yes,” so we went downtown to the County Ordinary’s Office and got a license and were married the next day. Everybody said it would not last, but on Feb. 26, 2008, we will celebrate our 37th wedding anniversary. Gary E. Tice, Creedmoor, Wake Electric |
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