“I’m going to war…would you like to dance?” (14 Photos)

May 17, 2022

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The second time Armando Quiroz found out he was deploying overseas, he was attending the Marine Corps Ball with his wife, Jessica.

After a tumultuous tour in Iraq in 2007, he knew the news would be, shall we say, unwelcomed. The pair had two young children – a son named Joseph and a daughter, Alexandria, both under three years old.

As he walked back into the ballroom, he took Jessica’s hand, pulled her towards the dance floor, and said, “I’m going to war…would you like to dance?”