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>> we decided we could do the wedding and have a reception after i had gotten back. >> he was set to deploy. i knew that when we were getting married. so we were preparing for that. >> reporter: shawns bride, autumn, was new military life. >> have you to get yourself prepared and the mind-set for that. i mean, its rough. hino clue of what a deployments about. this was the first time dealing with that. >> reporter: with the wedding reception delayed, staff sergeant manning prepared to join his un...

Kid. >> thought the military was a good way to get into school a lot easier, look good on any resume anywhere in the country. i just told myself i was going to do great fidid it and made it through. >> reporter: like staff sarkant manning, he comes from a family with a proud history of serving our nation. his father, also named george, recalls that tradition. >> my dad was... in the air force. he was kill in the vietnam conflict. i joined when i was 17. my induction was fort jackson, where my so...