SEAN & HANNAH BECAME FRIENDS ON THE 6TH FLOOR OF WASHINGTON HALL AT WEST POINT IN 2018. WHAT STARTED AS AN INNOCENT STUDY PARTNERSHIP GRADUALLY BECAME A ROMANTIC INFATUATION. STUDY DATES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND WORLD RELIGIONS GAVE WAY TO MULTI-HOUR PANDEMIC VIDEO CHATS IN THE SPRING OF 2020. AS SEAN AND HANNAH COURTED ONE ANOTHER FROM A THOUSAND MILES AWAY, THEY PREPARED FOR THEIR GRADUATION AND COMMISSIONING IN JUNE OF 2020. AFTER LEAVING NEW YORK, THE TWO TRAVELED HAND-IN-HAND TO AIR DEFENSE OFFICER BASIC COURSE, WHERE SEAN GAVE UP HIS ASSIGNMENT TO ILLUSTRIOUS OKINAWA FOR A DEPLOYMENT TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN AN EFFORT TO STAY NEAR HIS SWEETHEART. IN DECEMBER OF 2020, IMMEDIATELY UPON THEIR ARRIVAL TO FORT BLISS, TEXAS, SEAN & HANNAH BOTH DEPLOYED TO JORDAN AND IRAQ, RESPECTIVELY. THE 7 MONTHS OF DISTANCE AND TIME ONLY GALVANIZED THEIR LOVE, AND SEAN POPPED THE QUESTION IN SEPTEMBER ON A CARIBBEAN CRUISE. PRESENTLY, THE COUPLE WORK AND LIVE IN EL PASO, TX WHERE THEY JUST PURCHASED A HOME AND YOUNG BERNEDOODLE, TEDDY. THE PATTERSON'S LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ATTENDANCE AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2022.