Beyond the Arch of Swords: Making Military Marriage Last
Melissa Wallace of Camp Pendleton, California is a tall, wispy
woman, with a soft voice and gentle smile. The wife of 25-years
to a Sgt. Maj. in the Marine Corps, Melissa and her husband John
talk wistfully about the life that is soon to be behind them, as
Sgt. Maj. Wallace prepares for retirement. Melissa and John were
married in 1976. Several years later, following the birth of
their first son, John enlisted in the Marine Corps in hopes of
finding a better life for his young family. Together the
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