"Daniel, will you take Sandra here present as your wife?" The minister asked Danny as he and Sandra stood in front of their family and friends.

He looked at Sandra and her face had turned a light shade of pink. He knew she was nervous, because he felt the same way. "I will." He smiled at her.

"Sandra, will you take Daniel here present as your husband?"

She looked at Danny and his face had turned a light shade of pink. She knew he was nervous, because she felt the same way. "I will." And she smiled at him.

"The rings please." He asked Rafe and Evelyn. Sandra watched as they placed the rings on the minister's prayer book and the nerves she had felt before she saw Danny surfaced again. "Bless these rings and those who will wear them." He said simply.

"Daniel, take Sandra's ring and place it on the third finger of her left hand." The minister directed.

Danny took the ring as Sandra handed her bouquet to Evelyn then held out her hand to him. He looked at her and smiled before he put the ring on her finger.

"Please repeat after me, with this ring I thee wed."

Danny took a deep breath so his voice wouldn't shake and he didn't take his eyes off of her face. "With this ring I thee wed."

The minister nodded and directed Sandra to take the other ring. "Sandra please repeat after me, with this ring I thee wed."

She could feel the tears gather at the back of her eyes as she put the ring on his finger. "With this ring I thee wed."

"Don't cry honey." Danny said to her quietly as he gently squeezed the hand that had his wedding ring on it.

She smiled at him and said nothing.

"Face me please." The minister asked them and they turned to him. "You have both waited a long time for this day to come. I would ask you to always remember how you felt today and why you chose to spend the rest of your lives together. Marriage is a journey that has many twists and turns but if you always remember to hold the other's hand and never let go, you'll never be separated. Daniel and Sandra, you have come here today in the presence of God and your families to make your vows to each other. You have promised to love and honor each other and have exchanged rings as symbols of those vows and it is my great pleasure to announce that you are man and wife. God Bless you."

Danny and Sandra glanced at each other and their smiles grew.

"Daniel, you may now kiss your new bride." The minister told him and closed his prayer book.

He turned to face Sandra and found the edge of the veil and lifted it over her head. He leaned down as she kept her eyes on him and then saw them close as he kissed her.

"Ladies and gentlemen, may I present Captain and Mrs. Daniel Walker."

It was over. Sandra turned to Evelyn and took her bouquet and they hugged.

Danny turned to Rafe. His best friend hugged him and clapped him on the back. "She's a lucky girl Danny."

"I'm the one who's lucky Rafe." He said as he turned to Sandra and took her hand as they walked down the aisle to the smiles and applause of the assembled guests.

It surprised the hell of him when in the last pew, he saw his former commander General James H. Doolittle. Danny stopped for a moment and snapped a salute to him and he knew Rafe was behind him doing the same. General Doolittle answered the salute and smiled.

"Can you stay sir?" He asked.

"I plan on it Captain." The general answered.

Danny nodded and tightened his hold on Sandra's hand as they walked through the doors and went outside.

They couldn't have asked for a nicer day for the reception. While Danny, Sandra, Rafe, Evelyn and the children had their pictures taken the friends and family of the bride and groom made their way out of the chapel and to the area outside. Barbara, Martha, Red and Gooz found each other while Danny and Sandra's families stood together and talked while they waited to have their picture taken.

The one picture that Danny and Sandra wanted to be sure was taken was one of their friends. She couldn't help but wish that they could have all been there that day, but she was so grateful for those who were there.

Once the pictures had been taken, the wedding party went to their table. Rafe and Evelyn made sure that everyone had found a seat and had a full glass of champagne. When the group had quieted, Rafe stood up and cleared his throat. "The last time I found myself in this situation, I had just married my wife Evelyn. Danny and Sandra had been seein' each other for awhile and it was somethin' that they wanted to keep to themselves. He didn't tell me a whole lot through their courtship because he was respectin' Sandra's wishes but I could see without askin' him that he loved her a whole lot. Before I had my wife and my kids to look after, I had Danny to look after." And Rafe looked at him with a grin on his face.

"He's my best friend, but he's more than that too. He's been like a brother to me and I joke about lookin' after Danny because the truth is we looked after each other. But now he's got Sandra to look after him and I'm dependin' on her to take care of him."

"I will Rafe." She smiled at him before Danny took her hand.

"So I'd like all of you to raise your glasses to Danny and Sandra. May you have many years of love and happiness ahead of you."

They stood up and Danny hugged his best friend. "That was a hell of a toast Rafe, thank you."

"I'm only returnin' the favor." He grinned.

"Captain Walker?" Danny heard the familiar voice. General Doolittle stood across from the groom and best man and when Danny and Rafe both began to salute, he shook his head. "At ease gentlemen. I just wanted to add my congratulations to you and your lovely bride." He told Danny.

"Thank you sir. I was hopin' you'd be able to come today."

He smiled. "I was very pleased to receive the announcement and Mrs. Doolittle sends her congratulations. She was sorry that she wasn't able to make the trip, but she had me leave a gift for you."

"She didn't have to do that sir."

"Nonsense Captain, it was our pleasure."

Danny took Sandra's hand and had her stand up. "Sir, I'd like you to meet my wife Sandra. Honey, this is General Doolittle."

"Mrs. Walker, it's a pleasure to meet you." General Doolittle told her and extended his hand.

Sandra took it and she could feel her face flush at the sound of her new name. "It's wonderful to finally get a chance to meet you too sir, Danny's spoken of you so often."

He smiled again. "I appreciate that. Well, there are a couple of my pilots that I haven't had a chance to talk to yet, so I'll head over to their table. I'll come by again before I leave."

"We appreciate that sir." Danny told him and watched as the general headed to the table where Red and Gooz sat with Barbara and Martha. He looked at Sandra and grinned. "I like the sound of that."

Sandra looked at him. "The sound of what?"

"Mrs. Walker." He said.

"So do I Danny, so do I."