Ben Garvin

Stills: A Soldier Bride

After being married, Paul and Amanda Barker leave for the VFW hall where they held a reception for friends and family. "The army seems so far away now, when really it was just a couple months," said Amanda. "This is my normal life now." Amanda plans to stay in the Minnesota National Guard and doesn't expect to be deployed again to Iraq. "I could happen, though. You never know."
After being married, Paul and Amanda Barker leave for the VFW hall where they held a reception for friends and family. "The army seems so far away now, when really it was just a couple months," said Amanda. "This is my normal life now." Amanda plans to stay in the Minnesota National Guard and doesn't expect to be deployed again to Iraq. "I could happen, though. You never know."