Despite being stationed together at boot camp in Parris Island, S.C., the two Marines just didn't want to risk latrine duty.
"If we got caught talking to each other it would not have been good," said Pvt. Young, 21, of Arnold, recalling how they'd only been able to exchange longing glances at church and the rifle range.
But when Pvt. Jennifer May, 21, of Severna Park, graduated Friday - one week after he did - he made it up to her with an engagement ring.
"I dropped down to a knee and told her I loved her," he said, adding that he did...
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