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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 go...

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 son ended up doing basic. >> when i originally joined, i wanted to be mentally fit, as well as physica...