Tell you what... This s not going to sit well with the troops once it gets around. Most do not see brown, black, yellow, red, or purple. All they see is a fellow Marine who they might have to trust with their life someday. No one is left behind...
Once it "gets around"? Like this is the first time members of the military have seen this.
They likely didn't get married until after he left the Marine Corps, if they're even married at all.