It seems that there are more Marines marrying Marines, so I thought I would add my two bits: I met my husband at Cherry Point in 1965 on a blind date, a few days after his return from Viet Nam. Six months later, on April 15, 1967, we were married in a beautiful church in beautiful downtown Morehead City, North Carolina, by a minister who had a wonderful Scottish brogue. We were both PFCs, and our wedding rings were bought at the PX for a total of $20.00. After the ceremony, we went to our small mobile home, where I cooked fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and veggies for the wedding party. After dinner, and many toasts to the bride and groom, the wedding party crashed on the living room sofa and floor, and I passed out in bed with my maid-of-honor. It has been an interesting and wonderful life. We have a son (a computer engineer working for a government agency, who has twin boys, a daughter, and a grandson), and a daughter (living in Phoenix, who has four children and a grandson), all happy and healthy. We just celebrated 44th years of continuous marriage, and I will never be able to say it wasn’t an interesting life. I have attached a picture of the handsome Marine I married.
Semper Fidelis
PFC Sharon (Clark)
1965-1967
Congrats on the 44 years. Very uncommon to hear about that. My wife & I have been married 46 years.
Congrats to you kids !!!! On 12 Aug my bride and I will celebrate 49 years of marriage. Semper-Fi !!!!
Bravo Zulu!!! Semper Fi, can say a lot for those successful marriages. I wish all could last that long. A retired Naval Officer told me of his bride of 75 years. He had a twinkle in his eye when he spoke. The Admiral Arleigh Burke.
Congrats… My wife and I got married when I was a Lance Cpl. and that was 54 years ago. Semper-Fi.
Hey are you the Ackerman who was in Mike 3 5 ?back when the Earth was young ? I was a Corporal E 4 before we went overseas.
Not me….sorry.
Congrats on the 44 years and 46 years. I was in the Marine Corp Reserve, got back home after my 6 months training in San Diego and Camp Pendleton on Dec. 24, 1965, met my wife on a blind date for the New Years Eve Party on Dec. 31, 1965, which we were introduced by sister since they both worked AT&T as operators. on Sept. 10, 2016 we will have been married 50 years. We have four sons ages 46, 44, 43 and 40, we also have 8 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. Semper Fidelis, Richard J. Munoz, L/CPL 1965-1972
Congrats on 44 years of marriage! You don’t see that often.
Out-Cotton-Picking-Standing-Story (history). I was reborn at MCRDSD on 08 May 67 and showed up at Cherry Point in Feb. of 1968. Wish I had known you guys. Sounds like I missed a great piece of Marine Corps history.
Celebrating 60 years to the same lovely lady I hav e married to. I was a private, made it to Ssgt. Left my beloved Corps in 67 due to a high misunderstanding. Have regretted it every day since. Congrats to all the successful marriages in our Corps and beyond. Semper fi.
Semper Fi to all who have stayed the course, what God hath joined to gather, let no man separate. 26 and counting.
I MARRIED MY BEAUTIFUL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND WHILE STATIONED AT CHERRY POINT IN 1946 –WE WERE MARRIED IN SOUTH CAROLINA–WE ARE ABOUT TO CELEBRATE OUR 7OTH–
Congrats, I feel like a boot… My wife and I been married 37 yrs(together 41) loving every minute… Semper Fi
I was station at Cherry Point NC. My duty station after Paris Island. Station Communtion. My big Marine was an MP,he checked the building at night. Love at first sight. Married in uniform nine months later our big mistake was getting out. Best years of my life.Married 50 years when he died in 2009. He’s the first thing I think of the morning and the last thing I think of at night. Also my beloved Marines in between.
Congrats…..I also married my High School girl friend while I was a PFC. stationed at Camp LeJeune in 1969, 47 years ago. I will never forget the Scotty trailer we lived in at Geiger trailer park. Sgt. Robert L. Sisson 1968-1971 Vietnam April 1969-Oct 1970 11Th Marines and 12Th Marines.
I was stationed at Quantico Va. as an MP in the summer of 1969 after my tour in Vietnam. During a traffic stop I met Lcpl Patti Tousignant. Several months later we were married on January 3rd 1970 and we have been serving our life sentence with no parole ever since. By far the best traffic stop I ever made. Two adult daughters and six grandchildren later we are retired and enjoying life to the fullest. Semper Fi Marines.
It has been happening (Marines marrying Marines) since Women Marines joined the Corps in WW-II. Leon Uris was one of the first group to do this. He went on to write many best sellers such as “Battle Cry” (good reading for all Marines), “Exodus” and many others.
I too married ? my high school sweetheart in 1966, after 2 tours in Nam 64 – 66. We will be celebrating our 50th anniversary this September 24. She picked me up at airport when I arrived home after Nam and has been doing so ever since. We have been blessed with 5 wonderful children and 11 grandchildren plus 2 great grandsons. Marines have always been committed 100% in all we do. Semper Fi brothers.
I was stationed at Marine Barracks NAD Hastings Nebraska in 1947 and met my wiife. We were married in Feb l948. I was a PFC then and the Corps wasn.t to family oriented then, especially for the lower ranks but we managed. As the old saying went if we wanted you to have a wife we would have issued you one.