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Hitched in a Hurry
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Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 | 4:30 p.m.
Marines PFC Matthew Fleek and Lance Cpl. Monique Moses had their plan: They would head to Las Vegas over the weekend and get married. It was the only chance the young couple had of being assigned to the same city when they finished their training in Twentynine Palms, Calif. What they found in Las Vegas was more than a 24-hour marriage license bureau that could accommodate a quick wedding. They found a family of local Marines who gave them a memorable occasion and the pictures to prove it.
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