Dave Roever marries Brenda, shortly after, he joined the Navy, not wanting to avoid the draft or be injured. Before he left for war he promised her "baby, ill be back without a scar". He flew to Sa Dec where he joined River Division 573 and served on the front lines against the Viet. In those 8 months, Dave held onto his faith and the Theology of the Body while other men did not, these men gave into the shallow escape of drugs, pornography, and prostitutes whereas Dave stayed true and strong in his faith. Dave was a week away from a military paid trip to Hawaii where he planned to meet Brenda for a second Honeymoon. But on July 25, 1969 Dave's unit was ambushed, his riverboat team survived the attack but something ripped a small hole in his cheek, it was stitched without a problem and he was grateful to be alive. It was July 26, at Thu Thua and Dave's unit moved up the river where they had had the intense fight the day before, Dave sensed something was wrong and so he reached down and grabbed a grenade, pulled the pin, and cocked his arm to throw it, intending to create a smoke screen for his boat, to make a getaway. A sniper shot Dave through the back of his hand and into the grenade. The grenade, which burned at 5,000 degrees was ignited. In an instant, Dave's body was on fire, the right side of his face was blown off, he jumped into the water, and managed to swim to shore, where he collapsed, still on fire. He rushed out by helicopter to San Antonio and when he awoke the soldier next to him was skinless burned from head-to-toe, Dave heard the man's wife come in and toss the wedding ring down at his feet. She said she could never walk down the street with him again and walked out. Finally, Brenda arrived, not able to identify Dave by appearance, she approached his bed and checked the name on his bed and his dog tag, then, she bent down and kissed him.... on the face. "I want you to know that I love you, welcome home Davey". They began to experience love in a way he never imagined when he said "I do" on their wedding day. God was faithful to both of them, and now 35 years later, Brenda and Dave share an amazing love with 2 kids and many grandchildren, the enduring fruit of their faithful marriage. Theirs is a marriage made in heaven, strengthened in war, and forever etched in the faithful vows of a love that burns deeper than any grenade and speaks louder than any scars.