lynn was a wonderful person. she had a smile that just lit up the room. reporter: as a military wife, when i heard that roger was enlisted and lynn was an officer, that s a no-no in the military. yeah. back then it wasn t as critical as it became a couple years later. he was a charmer and she [ laughter ] she fell in love. reporter: and they got married. debbie liked the fact that he was an elvis fan. and i was, like, amazed. i was like, really? you re into elvis presley, too? i was kind of surprised by that, yeah. so, yeah. he was a lot of fun. yeah. reporter: roger admired lynn s devotion to her country and her strength. you have to be mentally strong. with the military, especially with the women in the military, you have to be, you know, mentally strong. be able to go toe-to-toe with some of the men. reporter: lynn and roger had chosen a soldier s life, and that meant a marriage full of separations. roger even missed the birth of his son triston. it was unbelieva