Ben Garvin

Stills: A Soldier Bride

"I feel distant from her, I really don't know what to expect," said Paul, who's pictured here a week before his fiance's return. He moved up to Minnesota from Kentucky to be with Amanda, but she was soon sent to Iraq for a record-length 22-month deployment. "She's made friends with alot of guys over there, that's all she talks aout. I trust her, but I do have my doubts sometimes." Paul worked a factory job and lived with Amanda parents in rural Cedar, Minn., waiting for nearly two years.
"I feel distant from her, I really don't know what to expect," said Paul, who's pictured here a week before his fiance's return. He moved up to Minnesota from Kentucky to be with Amanda, but she was soon sent to Iraq for a record-length 22-month deployment. "She's made friends with alot of guys over there, that's all she talks aout. I trust her, but I do have my doubts sometimes." Paul worked a factory job and lived with Amanda parents in rural Cedar, Minn., waiting for nearly two years.