Alone at the Altar, Bride Weeps With Joy
It was not the wedding Senior Airman Sandra Beckman had imagined.
Standing before a speaker phone in a full-length floral dress at Moody Air Force Base in Lowndes County, Ga., with tears streaming down her cheeks, she said “I do” to Staff Sgt. Max Parris, who was thousands of miles away.
The couple intended to be married Dec. 22, after Parris returned from deployment to Saudi Arabia. However, last month he received orders for an assignment to England. By getting married right away, the couple could be eligible for a joint assignment.
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