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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: shawn s bride, autumn, was new military life. have you to get yourself prepared and the mind-set for that. i mean, it s rough. hino clue of what a deployment s about. this was the first time dealing with that. reporter: with the wedding reception delayed, staff sergeant manning prepared to join his unit from fort hood, texas, the last stop on the way to afghanistan. dowrment last time you said goodbye to shawn? october at the airport. i dropped him off. reporter: she would see him sooner than she imagined. for another young soldier, it was a different story. joining the military november 18, 2008, from spokane, washington. left out about two weeks after that. reporter: george straton join the army as a 17-year-old ....

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