Wounded Marine couple make plans for marriage

NEW YORK (Oct. 20, 2005) -- Two Marines will consecrate their love for one another by taking the vows of marriage in front of the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, and Airmen’s Club (SSMAC) here, October 27.

Cpl. Kelly Orman and his future wife, former PFC. Rachel Cole, will join as one at the very spot they were engaged earlier this summer. Following the service, the newlyweds will have a champagne toast and bouquet toss inside the club. The USO Troupe of Metropolitan New York will also perform a musical tribute to the couple following the ceremony, honoring the young couple as they begin their honeymoon.

Orman and Cole, both members of The Wounded Warriors Project, met each other staying at SSMAC in participation of the Wounded Warrior’s Hope and Possibility run this past summer. Smitten with each other during the weekend-long trip, Orman proposed to Cole in front of the club amongst visiting fire fighters and gathering spectators. The Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, and Airmen’s Club, a non-profit organization that caters to the armed forces, covered the expenses of the couple and their fellow Wounded Warriors from Balboa Naval Hospital and Walter Reed Medical Center during the weekend of the race. Upon Orman’s romantic gesture, the club offered to have the couple come back to New York and cover the expenses for their ceremony.

“We are honored to be able to do this for two brave Marines and fine Americans,” said the club’s Executive Director, Peter Lebeau.

Orman, a Memphis, Tenn. native, suffers from severe skull injuries sustained during battlefield practices. Cole, who hails from Phoenix, Ariz., was diagnosed with lung cancer while preparing for deployment to Iraq. Although the two have experienced hardships, they both look forward to happy lives together.

“It’s all been really awesome! Rachel and I just can’t believe all that has happened. It’s going to be really great. I can’t wait,” said Orman.

Cpl. Kelly Orman and his future wife, former PFC. Rachel Cole, will soon join as one. Although the two have injuries and physical setbacks, they both look forward to happy lives together.

1 posted on 10/21/2005 5:32:48 PM PDT by SandRat

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2 posted on 10/21/2005 5:35:10 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)

I wish them both the great joy I have in my marriage and may God Bless both of them forever.

3 posted on 10/21/2005 5:43:34 PM PDT by maxwellp

Can you put the girl in dress uniform too?:')

4 posted on 10/21/2005 5:50:48 PM PDT by CindyDawg

I don't know! That was all I found.

5 posted on 10/21/2005 5:58:28 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)

BTTT

6 posted on 10/22/2005 3:12:16 AM PDT by E.G.C.

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