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While I am on the subject, all of that just brought back memories of how I met my wife.

I had just graduated basic training, and was about to deploy to Kuwait. Operation Desert Fox/Intrensic Action 98-03, 1998 for all of you doubters out there, look it up. Well, I went home on leave before my deployment to see my family and former fiance. Afterwards I went back to Fort Stewart and the night before I left my Fiance broke it off with me. I guess that she couldn't handle long distance or me being gone for 6 months. Well, I finished my deployment, and returned to Fort Stewart only to be highly encouraged to take leave again. So I went home and hooked up with this other girl that I had used to be friends with. Those 2 weeks were great (I did not sleep with her). The night before I had to go back to Stewart she broke up with me. Again, another chick that couldn't handle long distance (the one that got away). So, I went back to Stewart the moment she broke up with me. I believe that it was 10:30PM. When I got back to Stewart, I met the guy who would eventually be my best man in my wedding. He was assigned to my section while we were on leave. Since he didn't know anybody yet I asked him if he wanted to go to the Sports Bar one night. He agreed, and off we went.

Saturday, February 6, 1999. Charles Percell and I were sitting at a table, and noticed these two chicks who kept glancing over at us. Charles says to me, "I know you see her looking at you, why don't you ask her to dance?" Me being the timid guy I was said "No, not yet, I havent had enough to drink to get me to dance yet". Then he said "If you don't ask her then I will". I said "Go Ahead!" So he did. They danced one song and then she came over and asked me to dance. We danced to a couple of songs, and had some progressive conversation. I got her phone number and she went home with some other guy! And the rest as you say is history, I ended up marrying her.