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MINERVA -- Jessica Forsythe of Wickliffe arrived at 2:30 a.m. Sunday and set up a chair in front of Henri’s Cloud Nine bridal store. She wanted to be the first to claim one of the free wedding gowns being given away Sunday at the store to brides and grooms who have been on active duty in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bosnia or Kosovo. Henri’s owner, Meg Walters, said her store and 13 other bridal shops across the nation decided on the giveaway as a way of thanking the soldiers for their service. Some members of the military had to delay their...

Calling all returning soldiers from Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo and/or their fiances and fiancees.Henri's Cloud Nine Bridal Shoppe in Minerva, [OHIO] is among 14 independent bridal stores nationwide trying to put finishing touches on some unfinished love stories.``For brides-to-be and grooms-to-be who have been on active duty, their wedding day has been snatched away,'' insists Henri's owner Meg Kopp Walters.``We just want to thank them; we are so proud of their service to our country. We're so hoping they can have their special day now that they have returned home... We have watched these men and women put on...