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Believe it or not , we actually met as 

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Disney cast members and much like a 

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Hallmark or lifetime movie . She got on 

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my shuttle and she sat next to me and 

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from there the rest is history . 

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My wife means everything to me . She 

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has been uh by my side the entire time 

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and she's worked alongside me to take 

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care of our , our airmen guardians and 

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their families . 

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My wife's name is Sheri . We've been 

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married for one year , but together for 

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five years , um we actually met during 

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uh one of my P CS S ever since being 

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part of our lives , been extremely 

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supportive and , and extremely just 

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giving and kind to all of us . So I 

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just really love and appreciate her for 

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that . Thank you for being there for me 

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and ensuring that my mental state 

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is where it needs to be um through the 

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transition from the army 10 years 

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active duty to now space force . And 

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then lastly , like , you know , with 

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all the uh medical issues that my mom 

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has , you just stayed by my side the 

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entire time . And I can't tell you how 

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grateful I am to have you next to me . 

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Friend's always there , always there 

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for me , whatever I need . He's 

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actually why I'm still in the Air Force . 

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Once upon a time , I was medically 

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discharged and he urged me to appeal . 

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And eventually I was found fit for duty 

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and return . He is always pushing me to 

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explore new opportunities . This is our 

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seventh journey that we've been on with 

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our family and we're hoping for so many 

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more . I'm glad we have a day where 

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we're , we're taking an opportunity to 

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say thank you to military spouses . 

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They all have stories that are like 

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Mary's and then completely different 

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and everyone has gone through um 

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challenges and like , I would not have 

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made colonel if it weren't for her 

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because really it's little things and 

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then the big giant things that , that 

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I'm so grateful for . You're welcome 

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here .