Air force couple marry 7,000 miles apart

The bride wore camouflage and combat boots. The groom, 7,000 miles away in Qatar, forgot the ring. But nothing could stop the wedding.

Sat, 26 Nov, 2005 - 10:09

The bride wore camouflage and combat boots. The groom, 7,000 miles away in Qatar, forgot the ring. But nothing could stop the wedding.

Air Force Staff Sergeants Courtney Reynolds, 26, and Christopher Bowden, 25, exchanged vows via teleconference yesterday, kissing the video monitors when a chaplain pronounced them married.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Qatar Place: Florida Place: New Jersey Place: Peterson Air Force Base Person: Courtney Reynolds Person: Christopher Bowden Person: Reynolds Person: Bowden Person: Barbara Brooks Event: Super Bowl Organisation: 21st Security Forces Squadron Organisation: US Northern Command Organisation: Atlanta

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